“When I was 21, I wanted to write like Kafka. But, unfortunately for me...” — Zadie Smith Quote

“When I was 21, I wanted to write like Kafka. But, unfortunately for me, I wrote like a script editor for 'The Simpsons' who'd briefly joined a religious cult and then discovered Foucault. Such is life.”

“When I think of the books I love, there's always a little laughter in the dark.”

“I tap danced for ten years before I began to understand people don't make musicals anymore. All I wanted to do was be at MGM working for Arthur Freed or Gene Kelly or Vincent Minelli. Historical and geographical constraints made this impossible. Slowly but surely the pen became mightier than the double pick-up time step with shuffle.”

“'Swept Away' is one of my favorite films of my father. I've seen it about 20 times. It's a cult movie in Italy.”

“Usually, the worst films become cult films.”

“I was indoctrinated into a Democratic Party cult from a very early age. But I know that's not the only America and we need to understand the other side.”