"I force people to have coffee with me, just because I don't trust that a friendship can be maintained without any other senses besides a computer or cellphone screen."

"The movies have got more corporate, they're making fewer movies in general, and those they are making are all $200-$300m tent-pole releases that eat up all the oxygen."

"Acting can be pretty challenging. I can't say making a romantic comedy is challenging, but to do anything well, you have to put yourself into it."

"Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable or am I miserable because listen to pop music?"

"Clearly, Mayor Bloomberg did some things right. I think he did a very good job on public health. He did a very good job on environment. I think he was right to achieve mayoral control of education. I don't think he then applied it the right way."

"One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions."

"I wanted to be a teacher."

"Once I got out of architecture school I decided not to be an architect, I just started my own little design studio."