"KB: As a skeptic, I believe you've got to question everything, including skepticism. If people want to investigate ghosts, go ahead! Investigate ghosts! I think it's important to have an open mind and try it all. I personally don't believe in ghosts, and I don't believe in Bigfoot, but I would never fault anybody for giving it a shot. ...

Interviewer: Has becoming a mom with a daughter made that issue more personal for you? Do you worry about what sort of world she’s going to grow up in?

KB: Oh absolutely. I've got as much optimism as pessimism when it comes to [the future]. I mean, she was born into a world that had our first black President; she'll never know a world that didn't. In general, just watching her... a child has this sort of questioning spirit that's enlightening to me. Sometimes, in the past, I became kind of closed off and had a lot of cynicism, but when I became a mom I started to see the world with her eyes. ...

KB: Art just helps me quarantine the world into smaller pieces that I can digest. What isn't there to be cynical about? [Laughs] I actually am trying not to be cynical and just to be skeptical. Politics. The government. That's probably going to put me on a red flag list. [Laughs] Everything you come across is just... difficult and hard to digest. ...

Interviewer: Well one thing I'm curious about. Do you believe in God? Are you an atheist?

KB: I am an atheist, but I don't begrudge anyone for whatever belief systems they hold."