The understanding of art depends finally upon one's willingness to extend one's humanity and one's knowledge of human life.
“Sometimes I eavesdrop on people. I could rationalize it - oh, this is good anthropological research for characters I'm writing - but it's basically just nosiness. It also helps me gauge where I'm at: Am I normal?”
“I think anybody who's doing work in their teen years on TV or in the movies, you're a teen idol by default.”