I think people don't often realize how much goes into being a male dancer. It's athletic and it's hard. It's not just men wearing tights, or wanting to be around women.

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

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.

I would remind people on the planet that this is the only one we have, and we need to take care of it.

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

I also use that centering process I mentioned as a way to focus my mind and connect it to my physical body. I feel that when we are aware of our physical bodies, we become more aware of how we exist on the earth and more considerate of others with whom we share the earth.

Usually you read a script and you know somebody who knows somebody who maybe knew that person or met them once.