The end goal is to make a piece that everybody has ownership over and everybody's proud of because everybody contributed to it. I think there's a communist, socialist vibe to 'Portlandia' to make it work.

If you have, especially with siblings, something like the competition for mom's affection, it just never goes away.

I saw Sleater Kinney perform back when I was in college.

Different actors have different rhythms. My goal as a director is to let these guys get their best work out.

You could say that Fleetwood Mac is a bit of a dysfunctional family, but we are a family.

My theory is this: Rather than having commentaries from the cheap seats, get involved and see what you can do. What can you do around your own community, within your own family, to try to improve race relations in our country? I think this is a responsibility that we all have as citizens.

Parents, you need to watch who you let loose your girls around. If you're so desperate that you want your kids to be stars, and you're going to unleash your daughters to the world, you better watch what you get.

To breed a winner, let alone at Royal Ascot, is unbelievable. I've got four children and they all love the mother. We pat it most days and she's a lovely mare.