Ryan Murphy

I feel every day that everything I create - everything I do - I want it to be a risk. I think when you take the big swings - and I've done plenty of big swings that I was told were never going to work - those are always the things that break through.

With all of my work, it always takes a while for people to get it.

It's interesting when women direct. The work is better. They ask more people to participate.

I think when you take the big swings - and I've done plenty of big swings that I was told were never going to work - those are always the things that break through.

Larry Kramer wisely realized so early on that to change the world, people have to know you. If they know you and see that we are all the same - that we all have normal hearts - that's the first step. I'm both amazed at the progress and amazed at how far we have to go.