"I watched Sean Penn, you know, bring Harvey Milk to life. I was on the set every day." — Dustin Lance Black

I think of the biopics I've written as exploring a more grown-up side of myself, through other characters' lives.

As a Southerner and as a Mormon you approach life in this aspirational way: 'I will rise above my station.'

Gay people are more powerful when they work with lesbians. We become more powerful when we're L, G, B and T.

My problem is always the number of hours in a day, not the number of things I want to do.