I believe forgiveness is possible for everybody, for everything, but I'm a Buddhist..

Obviously death is a theme I'm fascinated by..

I think the world is a place for oddballs and freaks. I'm only interested in oddballs and freaks as characters..

Racism is ridiculous no matter where it's coming from..

As a writer, it's fun to create. And once you get into a long-running show with very established characters and a very established tone and format, a….

Beauty is in the strangest places. A piece of garbage floating in the wind. And that beauty exists in America. It exists everywhere. You have to deve….

Television viewing has become for me a completely different experience, because I don't watch shows on a weekly basis. I wait until the DVD or I TiVo….

I try to tell the best story, and the story that has some heart and some genuine terror and some social commentary and some comedy and some romance a….

It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten abou….

Ultimately, physical resemblance isn't as important as whether this person can bring this character to life in a way that's compelling and makes me c….

Directing is physically exciting because there's a ticking clock, you're working with people, it's very social, it's very enjoyable..

Never underestimate the power of denial..

I'm aware of 'Twilight,' but I've never seen the movies or read any of the books. Frankly, the story leaves me cold - why do a vampire story about ab….

I always choose to look, as much as one can, at the supernatural not being something that exists outside of nature, but a deeper, fundamental heart o….

I felt pride, wonderful pride, when I was captain. It was an honour to take over from Labby. Anybody who has ever captained a big club, which Everton….

I think it's very difficult, and it requires a tremendous amount of spiritual integrity and discipline, to not be a narcissist in a culture that enco….

As a culture, we are not comfortable with mortality. We do not accept it the way other cultures do. We cling to youth, and we don't want to die. It's….

I certainly believe that what we perceive as humans is just the tip of the iceberg. I don't necessarily believe in vampires or werewolves or that kin….

That's the day I realized that there was this entire life behind things, and this incredibly benevolent force that wanted me to know there was no rea….

I really love storytelling, and I love the stories as they reveal themselves. It's an incredibly nourishing process; it's probably the closest I come….

Happy relationships are boring. We all want them in our own life. But I don't want to watch them on TV..