“I lost relatives to AIDS, a couple of my closest cousins. I lost friends to AIDS, high-school friends who never even made it to their 21st birthdays in the '80s. When it's that close to you, you can't really deny it, and you can't run from it.”
“I remember the guest stars who came, they were always trying to find a new plot for their characters because they wanted to stay. It was really a great working environment.”