My family was very supportive of whatever I wanted because my grandfather was an opera singer. My dad's dad. So my dad has an appreciation for the arts, and he let me choose my own path.

A lot of times, you feel like you're walking on eggshells in a creative environment, because everyone's having to watch out for egos so much of the time.

The only bipartisan place in D.C. is Brooks Brothers.

It's very rare to have rehearsal time on a television show: You get scripts, you show up, and you do it.

I always admire people who do commercials because they have to put together a beginning, a middle, and an end in 30 seconds.

There are things that can only be said with a good string of cussing. I'm definitely fond of a few choice words. They say things that nothing else can say. Gotta love it.

If a D.C. event doesn't have crab cakes, it's low-rent and you need to flee.

I've had the opportunity to do a wide range of stuff, a lot of different characters and they've all had their own kind of thing.

Is it reasonable to assume that the jarring nature of a particular consequence might be the very thing that strong-arms us away from making the poor choice that we didn't see as a poor choice?

When you have a president-elect who calls the press every name in the book, I think it's a warning shot across the bow, and you go back to what you learn when you were a child.

I like to dry brush which is really detoxifying for the skin. Exercise is also really important for me for balance and to get those endorphins going.

I'm a person who likes to develop. I like for people to see me grow.

To go like a cat upon a hot bakestone.

Trying to please others before pleasing God is inverting the first and second great commandments.

One of the most difficult things for a writer in this business to accept is the uncertain fate of one's work.

Protesters should make their own media and not rely on mainstream media to cover them.

I started out in clubs, and I've always liked clubs. I like theaters because people are there for the show.