There are some hopeful signs. It's just not a given that it's going to be the way that it was.

People relate to this whole larger issue, that this whole way of life is in trouble now. Obviously these issues are happening in small towns all over, including Vermont.

I was always interested in the family aspect of that, the character aspect of that. It was a look at the internal pressures rather than the external.

I'll always be a party monster. I'll always love getting dressed up.

Watch out for the average--they're usually hiding something big.

I think that when you are a teenager, it's the smartest you will ever be in your life. Teenagers are so resilient and strong, it's just amazing.