Decisions are made by those who show up. Don't ever forget that you're a citizen of this world.

When I was a kid, I wanted to be an actor. I was acting in all the school plays. I went to school for acting. I was really sure that that's what I wanted to do.

This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up.

I don’t believe there are two sides to every argument. I think the facts are the center. And watching the news abandon the facts in favor of “fairness” is what’s troubling to me.

What's interesting, is that I've found that the more accomplished a director is, the more secure they are in giving direction that sounds incredibly unsophisticated.

I've never met anyone who has said, "My goal is to make America mediocre." That's a kind of hard-right conservative fallacy.

Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep can play with the boys but there just aren't that many tour-de-force roles out there for women.