You try to make characters you care about, and I think realism helps. Even though this is a high concept, the characters have got to be real.

Hotel bars are pretty good. No one bothers me there. Restaurants are safe. People are quite respectful when you're eating. But what I never do now is go to a busy bar on the weekend, or after 8 o'clock at night. That's the danger zone. Also being trapped. Never go on the Metro, or a bus.

I never had a plan. I just sort of ambled along, doing exactly what I wanted every day of my life.

Unlike religious people, I look at all religions equally.

We want to see a struggle. We want to see people falling over but getting themselves back up on their feet, and that's what's extraordinary- ordinary people and their struggle. There's nothing as interesting as real life out your window. You walk down the street for half an hour, I'll give you half an hour of drama.

America champions the underdog. We champion the underdog until he's not the underdog anymore, and he annoys us.

I think everyone has the ability to be loved.