Right after we invaded Iraq, I put a sign on my lawn that said "War is not the answer." That sign was either defaced, ripped up, or stolen every week. I had to replace that sign twelve times.

United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us.

I’m a deeply broken person, and broken institutions fascinate me.

I try not to think of actors as I'm writing because I think you do them a disservice by writing for things they've already done.

It takes me awhile to find something that I'm passionate about. I'm reading a lot and thinking a lot, and torturing myself a lot because I'm feeling really guilty for not writing something today.

It turns out that good actors can make anything believable.

The stereotypes we pretend that we reject are ingrained in our DNA.