I think one of the big challenges about science fiction is finding truth to relate to as an actor.

When I was in high school, my mom gave me a paperweight. It was when I was going through my 'not that interested in doing homework or really working on anything' phase and the paperweight said "If you're not the lead dog, the view never changes." And that's sort of the same thing, if you're not always working to be in the front.

I know that there is absolutely good in the world.

You don't want to burn any bridges, but you also want to make sure you leave your character bridges wide open and you're never seen as one particular thing, or that's who you'll be, unfortunately, for the rest of your career.

The second time I was banned was when I directed a film called Xiu Xiu. I was banned for three years from China.

You never want to be pigeonholed into something and have people think, "Oh, that's the guy we call for this particular thing."

I wouldn't necessarily consider myself the typical sci-fi genre fan. I do have a lot of sci-fi shows that I enjoy, but I wouldn't call it my favorite genre of all.