I knew who Buckley and Vidal were growing up, being a political junkie.

The idea of music coming from the Church is not new.

I always tell aspiring documentary filmmakers, 'You have to go into it because you love it; if you go into it for the money, you're an idiot.' The number one prerequisite is you have to be intensely curious. If you love learning and trying to make people figure out what makes people tick, it's the best job in the world.

I always like learning the small details about a subject.

It's not that I don't believe in creativity and innovation and new ideas, and the creativity that comes with fashion, which I really respect. But one of my biggest concerns is just how cheap we expect everything to be.

In art and music, particularly in the 20th century, there was a big period there where for something to be called profound you had to not be able to understand it.

I'm not just looking to be famous and attach myself to famous names. I want to make history in the business in terms of creativity.

I feel like I'm a much better person when I'm developing my imagination and my innocence and my vulnerability. I like that version of me better than the version where I'm just working on my analytical mind.