One time I was doing an interview for a gay magazine and halfway through the journalist found out I wasn't gay. He said, 'Sorry, I can't continue the interview.' Because they only had gay public figures in their magazine. I felt so crestfallen. I wanted to tell him: but I play fundraisers for gay marriage! I'd rather my kids were gay than straight!'

This isn't like naming your dog Spot.

Because we find somethings distasteful is not justification enough for us to deem them criminal.

For me, New York still ranks as the most beautiful and the most interesting city in the world. It is also the most varied in terms of the things it has to offer.

I grew up obsessed with science fiction, and when I was really young, I wanted to be a scientist.

Could you look an animal in the eyes and say to it, 'My appetite is more important than your suffering'?

I'm like a monk with a taste for hookers.