I bet you could look at every single thing I've ever done and reduce it to that parenting schematic.

Whether we call it religion or faith, we all battle for a balanced integrated soul.

I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.

Yeah, I think it's like any God-given gift. You writers have the gift of perception. If you don't use it, you're going to lose it. And it's the same thing with you [Lorraine], it's God-given.

I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children.

It's terrifying to be the lead. There's a moment of excitement, and then pure terror.

I've always believed that if you are precise in your thoughts, it's not the lines you say that are important - it's what exists between the lines. What I'm compelled by most is that transparency of thought, what is left unspoken.