Kids are taking music for free all the time. They have Spotify, Pandora... The record companies aren't making the kind of music that they used to make. Artists make their money on tours, not from album sales.

Holidays have been commercialized. It has become about material things. But the holidays are about sharing stories and being in each other's presence.

I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream. They're very universal stories I've told - every movie I've done.

The Big Chill' had a bunch of really talented actors, a great soundtrack, and the college connections that the characters shared. It's one of those movies I glean something different from every time I watch it.

I've always loved cuneiform; I've always loved the way it looks. I love that it's the world's oldest script. And the creative potential of bad translation or misunderstanding or something has always been at the core of the idea of 'Dirty Projectors.' So the cuneiform is pretty playful - basically, just a joke.

I'm not a fan of stand-up comedy, personally. But some of them are incredibly skilled.

I think drama and comedy are pretty much all the same, and the issue is whether or not you have a sense of humor.

Because I was a television writer for many years, I write very conversationally. I put things straight, and with a lot of humor.