“When I was growing up, for example, everybody on our street was Irish....” — J. Courtney Sullivan Quote

“When I was growing up, for example, everybody on our street was Irish. And all the girls did Irish step dancing. It was pre-Lord of the Dance - it was before anybody knew what gillys were - but we did, and there was such pride among the members of my family and people I grew up with.”

“I am intrigued by the way secrets move through a family and how events and perceptions from decades earlier continue to influence the way relatives view each other. Homes shape family histories as well.”

“Kate Moss, for example - she's never given a lot of interviews. She stays so mysterious. Nobody knows who she is, really.”

“I do feel it's tougher to make a comic scene work than performing an intense scene, for example.”

“Los Angeles is an uncanny place to live. It has many science fiction qualities. For example, when I'm standing in line at the supermarket and I recognise the person in front of me, but I can't figure out how I know them. Suddenly, I realise I saw them in some random commercial six years ago.”