The fumes are killing us, and we wonder why things are going haywire.

The most important, overriding arc of my career has been that I would never be self-deprecating.

When you're collaborating with somebody who's got a lot of stuff they haven't worked out yet, you're working out their vision as well.

If you come home to a household of chaos and anger and fear, you're not going to feel protected from the world.

I've become this sort of icon for the gay community. I don't like the position.

I'm very much an optimist. I don't think I could do my work if I didn't believe there was some kind of hope for humanity.

I don't like going back and listening to myself. It makes me uncomfortable, and I know I can never emulate what I did that night, so why listen to it?