If we don't accept loneliness, then capitalism wins hands down. Because capitalism is all about trying to convince people that you can distract yourself, that you can make it better. And it ain't true.

It's exotic for me to be given a script that's already written, and be given a pay cheque, and asked to dress up and play, and that's all.

How do we identify ourselves, and how do we settle into other people's expectations for our identity?

There's nothing I'm particularly keen to hide about my humanity.

Art is good for my soul precisely because it reminds me that we have souls in the first place.

We're living in a new Beat time, in my view. And it's very difficult for us to hang on.

Even beyond sexuality, I'm generally interested in identity.