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

Making your life is ultimately an extraordinarily creative endeavor.

I have a lot of optimism about new doctors because I think it's really clear that it's a lot of hard work and no guarantee of a lot of money.

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.

The American idea is as promising, imaginative, and full of the unexpected as the land itself. The land represents freedom - the frontier, the ability to make a new future with your own bare hands.

People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.

I don't talk a lot when I interview. My job is to get out of the way.