Steven's [Sebring] presence was not threatening; he told me that if I never wanted the footage to be seen by anyone, he would give it to me. So I had nothing to lose and everything to gain, and what I gained was his supportive energy and the supportive energy of his wife, who was sometimes the one schlepping the equipment or doing the sound.

Life isn't some vertical or horizontal line -- you have your own interior world, and it's not neat.

I wasn't a stranger to hard times. I used to read the Bible - well, I still do, but when I was young I read the Bible quite a bit.

Not everything we do as artists has deep intent. If we push barriers, that's great, but sometimes we just do our work. Whether we make some kind of statement, consciously or unconsciously, we shouldn't take the innocence away from what we do.

I felt alien my whole life but I didn't feel alien because of my gender. Other people made me aware of my gender.

Grief isn't all tears.

Good news doesn't necessarily have to be a positive thing. Bringing good news is imparting hope to one's fellow man.