Time is not ours and we would not own it. It does not wound us to say so.from the prose poem INNOCENCE

from CHAOS?Trust the imagination - lines and shapes revealed - space and light instead of blackness. Silence being tentative, tender life of universe.

from the prose poem "The Universe Thrums on regardless" in my book SPAN.We are almost nothing in the night. Reduced to warm blobs and the sound of breathing. There is comfort in that.

We may be helpless to stop bad things from happening, but perhaps God leaves us signs and road maps to help us recover and reconnect, provided we know where to look.

It is the Godfather, not God the Father, who makes you an offer you can’t refuse.

I’ve been chasing you since before I knew what chasing a girl meant.

All I know is that I've ruled out wearing fairy wings. When I was nine I wanted to get married in fairy wings, and now I realize that's not cool anymore.

Tell me something wicked.

When I was shooting with Tarantino and Mike Mills and amazing directors, it made me think that I would never be a director. It's obviously too hard.

I thought I was terrible [to play a cameo] and decided never to act again.

Now I want to become an artist, rather than one thing, like a dancer, or a movie star, or a choreographer.

One of my best friends is dating my other best friend, Lena!

Doing one movie every two years is about all I can handle 'cause, being the creator at '30 Rock', my year there starts in the middle of June and goes back around until March.