The two other parts [Moore] played from the '50s are so different from Evelyn Ryan. The character she played in read more

The two other parts [Moore] played from the '50s are so different from Evelyn Ryan. The character she played in The Hours was a woman who fled the oppression of her home. Evelyn Ryan stayed. She chose to brave it out, because she was determined to make sure every one of those 10 kids of hers made it out of that house intact. It's heroic.

If you were a purist about language, you might think that this was a disease that people were contracting from read more

If you were a purist about language, you might think that this was a disease that people were contracting from contact with the show. If you are somebody who delights in that ephemeral novelty in language, then you realize that people are so impressed with what the show and that it's affected them so much, that at least mildly in their own language practices, they want to be a part of it, and I think that's interesting to see happen.

the only reason the House hasn't done even more damage is that the Senate often sands down the most noxious read more

the only reason the House hasn't done even more damage is that the Senate often sands down the most noxious ideas, making the bills merely bad, not disastrous.

I really haven't had much time for it to hit me hard.

I really haven't had much time for it to hit me hard.

My unreality is chiefly this: I have never felt much like a human being. It's a splendid feeling.

My unreality is chiefly this: I have never felt much like a human being. It's a splendid feeling.

My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need read more

My boyhood life in New York City has impressed me with the popular ignorance and also with the great need of something better than local lore and weather proverbs.

Well, I'm still looking for Maurice Ashley. My essential qualities. I think that more than anything, I try to do read more

Well, I'm still looking for Maurice Ashley. My essential qualities. I think that more than anything, I try to do the right thing, I think about doing the right thing.

You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.

You can only perceive real beauty in a person as they get older.

Richie is about two weeks from throwing off the mound. Pauly is a little behind him, probably a month away.

Richie is about two weeks from throwing off the mound. Pauly is a little behind him, probably a month away.