All The Choices We Make

Poets Are Political, They Have To Be Reflections Of Their Times [because] They're Living In Their Times... Poetry Is Political In That It's Standing In Opposition To Fascism. Good Poetry Asks A Bunch Of Questions And Asks The Audience To Interact With Themselves Or See Themselves In It; Maybe You Like It Or You Don't Like It. But The Fascist Sort Of Stuff Plays On Your Fears And Tells You To Jump On The Party Line And Gives Some Simple Excuses - Blame This Person.

It's Something We, Guys, Have All Done. Made Tapes For Girls, Trying To Impress Them, To Meet Them On A Shared Plane Of Aesthetics. Read Them Someone Else's Poetry Because They Do Poetry Better Than You Could Do It, Because You're Too Awkward To Do It.

Texas Women Have An Amazing Sense Of Purpose When They Lose It. They're The Best Girls In The World - They're Loyal And Fun, But When They Get Mad, They'll Try To Kill You.

I Feel Close To Lloyd In 'say Anything'. He Was Like A Super-interesting Version Of Me. Only I'm Not As Good As Him. Whatever Part Of Me Is Romantic And Optimistic, I Reached Into That To Play Lloyd.

The Elderly Have So Much To Offer. They're Our Link With History.