Even when it comes to writing fiction, how do you encompass all this stuff that's right on the tip of your tongue? You have to fold that into what you're working on.

We don't act the same in every situation. Things bleed into all kinds of other things, from behavior to identity.

There are certain things that happen in New York that just don't happen anywhere else.

If all the students who slept through lectures were laid end to end, they'd all be a lot more comfortable. If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door.

I've also never written anything really in LA.

Maybe I'm just sensitive to that person who's on the outside.

The other thing [my psychology professor] said to me was that I was always very mindful of the person who was away from the group, that I was always trying to bring them in.