My mom and I used to listen to records, read, and take train rides across the country in the summer. It was a very chill life. She didn't expose me to anything that was ahead of my development, but she expected me to adjust to her world - she did not expect to adjust to mine.

At this point, I don't get hired a lot because people don't think I could finance a movie.

I'm hoping maybe people like working with me because I like what I do for a living and I want to have a good time.

I watch things that are fun, or funny, or interesting.

Being nominated is the win. For me, being nominated is winning. It's just unbelievable.

Who owns your body? You or the state?

I've often said in the past that I thought MTV was sort of evil incarnate and signified the beginning of the end. And I don't know if I'm entirely wrong about that, but they did sign my paychecks a year ago, so I guess I'm part of the problem.