After I became a citizen, I felt freer to say what I thought about this country, both negative and positive. I think I had been, consciously and subconsciously, biting my tongue in the past.

Wordstruck is exactly what I was—and still am: crazy about the sound of words, the look of words, the taste of words, the feeling for words on the tongue and in the mind.

I never wanted to be a pundit.

Television has created a nation of news junkies who tune in every night to get their fix on the world.

And I'm in favor of that because I have a gay son, who's a very successful theater designer.

The greatest luxury is being able to go to movies and plays now and then in the afternoons.

After I became a citizen, I felt freer to say what I thought about this country, both negative and positive. I think I had been, consciously and subconsciously, biting my tongue in the past.