'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.

Unfortunately, when you're the king of the hill, there's really only one way to go, and that's down.

I find that I have no problem getting a table at a restaurant when I walk in.

Tarantino and Jackson is like Scorsese and DeNiro, and their silent communication.

It's about something that I'm extremely passionate about: exploring other cultures, how Americans are perceived by other cultures and how we perceive other cultures through our worldview. I travel whenever I get an opportunity to do so, and I think this country is ready for a show on television that is bilingual and really puts front and center another culture, both as the protagonist and the antagonist.

You can go to a history class with one teacher and want to stick a pencil in your throat, and then go to another teacher who is able to contextualize it or deliver the message in a way that you're riveted.

I do not have the angst and the anxiety of my youth. I've gotten to a place where I'm very comfortable with who I am.