In America, magic has never been an important part of peoples' lives.
I'm a lazy sod.
If there isn't at least the threat of violence in art, it tends to be kind of tiresome.
As a kid, I was a Hitchcock lover; I cared about the dark side of things.
I believe in art.
Given my absolute druthers, I would certainly like to see that every part of my body is used for spare parts for science.
Reality seems so simple. We just open our eyes and there it is. But that doesn't mean it is simple.
If you read Shakespeare's stage directions, all the gore and violence is right in there.
Onstage, I find absolutely nothing but exhilaration in not talking.
The Boy Scouts of America is no longer entirely what people think it is. Essentially, it has been hijacked by religious conservatives.
To most people who have a point of view, merely being on TV is an intrinsic good.
Comedically, unpleasantness is great fun.
The place we want to explore unpleasantness in the real world is in art.
