It is the saying of an ancient sage that humor was the only test of gravity, and gravity of humor.
I studied voice at Yale with Blake Stern from the music school, and he had me singing German lieder and Italian songs.
I was a big 'X-Files' fan. I always lamented that I never got to be on 'The X-Files'.
My lifecareer is more filled with left-field thrills than I could ever have hoped for.
For me, awards are not what I really care about - the work is what I really care about. And, I am especially proud that I was acknowledged for doing work that I was so proud of and that meant a lot to me.
I do feel pressure. I have always been able to surprise people because they didn't know to expect anything from me. And now people are starting to have expectations.
I've never been good at making smart career decisions or doing the right strategic thing, and yet somehow it's all led me to exactly the kind of career that I would have dreamed of having - if only I'd been smart enough to dream something like that.
Time is a river, and books are boats.
People are people. Don't be afraid of them.
Here is a hero who did nothing but shake the tree as soon as the fruit was ripe. Does this seem to be too small a thing to you? Then take a good look at the tree he shook.
To die would have been beautiful. But I belong to those who do not die for the sake of beauty.