If you say a word often enough it becomes you.

I am not myself; I am the potential of myself.

I see myself as not a typical theater person, but a person who uses the theater as a place to meet people and explore ideas.

Movies, as evidenced by a chorus of protesting and celebrating Americans, influence broader trends.

I am interested in personal stories because that's when people become expressive, spontaneous and heartfelt.

I mean, I think a healthy country is a country where people are healthy physically, and a smart country is a country where people are educated.

When I was a kid, my grandfather said that "if you say a word often enough, it becomes you." Thinking of that later in life gave me this idea that I could try to become America by learning the words of people from many aspects of the country.