Obviously [Can't Hardly Wait] wasn't in American Pie, which was a movie about some teenage boys.

My parents went crazy when they found out that I had gotten the part in 'Conversations With My Father!' I'd never given acting a thought. They were proud of me and very encouraging.

What's great is that because math is such a universal language, really, our fans come in all shapes and sizes, all ages and genders and races and backgrounds and cultures.

So many shows out there dumb-down the country. It's so admirable to be part of a show that wants people to think.

[10 Things I Hate About You] was the most fun I ever had making a movie. Everyone got along really, really well from day one. It was like summer camp.

There is only so much I can understand and not screw up.

[Lauren Ambrose's] character [in Can't Hardly Wait] feels real and unexaggerated and becomes sort of a heroine archetype. I think that was cool. It wasn't in every one of those comedies.

Me, I look in the mirror and all I see is this Jewish kid from Queens.

I lost some weight, grew my hair and now every woman in America over 40 wants to date me. It's their daughters I want to convince.

To go to L.A. and be on the Addams Family set? It was beautiful production design and an illustrious set. I'm focused on never losing that sense of privilege. I'm still like, "I'm super lucky."

That's basically what I did every weekend when I was a kid, just go and see two movies per weekend.

The primary benefit of practicing any art, whether well or badly, is that it enables one's soul to grow.

I need to work on developing a new, less irritable personality. though I suspect that an empty nest would be at least a partial cure, today I resorted to substance abuse.

When I was a teenager, I read a lot of Poe.

I feel really comfortable playing to people who've never heard Beach House before. We've always had fun opening because you get to try to impress people.

It feels so weird to be able to just kind of buy things when I want them or need them.

As long as there are rich people who have poor people they can send to fight their wars.. We will never have peace

I put my money on Brexit. The EU Financial Stability Commissioner, Jonathan Hill from Britain, still owes me a pound.

Never check your religion at the door. Not ever.

Narragansett Bay waters are getting warmer -- 4 degrees Fahrenheit warmer in the winter since the 1960s.

Fantasy and reality often overlap.