It's cool when frat boys say, 'Yeah, 'Hedwig!' I'd like to see that same thing happen with 'Shortbus.'

We spend so much of our early lives trying to figure out who we really are. And we spend the rest of our lives preparing ourselves to let it go.

Nature is a series of murders.

Ibsen, Chekhov, Shakespeare, and Beckett to me are the most revolutionary.

I love when a director says, "I don't know."

Kids' literature now is dystopian, you know.

The bigger the budget, the more trouble there is.

It seems like there'd be no Donald Trump without the internet, first of all. He's a tweeter, which is basically just a bullhorn.

I spent a lot of time with making sure everyone felt wanted.

I love British female directors lately.

I'm going to go wherever I'm needed.

Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window.

Celebration comes when the common features of life are redeemed.

Let me introduce you. Sophie, this is Miss Eliot, from the National Childcare Agency. Miss Eliot, this is Sophie, from the ocean.

Learning what all you can overcome as a person, as a human being, is very important. It's very important to understand your strength. Which is not to say you become hardened or bitter.

I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination.

The Democrats are obsessing about raising tax rates, while the GOP talks about closing loopholes.

Now I got my foot - through the door - and I ain't goin' no where.

My last meal? The food would be much less significant than the company.

The cutting edge of service is always being honed and polished.

If wishes were horses, even beggars would ride. (Dark-Hunter)