I was a huge 'Sopranos' fan, obviously.

I've never thought intelligence was age-related.

Studios are an assembly line. They can be a very good assembly line. As a producer, you concentrate on one project at a time. As an executive, you're in charge of a slate.

The thing I can't remember is, what came first? Us or the book?

I started to get grossed out by the armpits.

I was a bookish kid, not really athletic.

My mom was very affectionate but also very loud. My whole house was very loud. My father screamed, my mother screamed - everybody screamed.