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.

I would love to have been a documentary filmmaker; I just didn't have the resources to do that.

I think what I am is a "convener"; I like to convene people around ideas.

Artists are the people that no matter what, pick up the pen, pick up a paintbrush. They take the time to translate what is happening to create something that resonates deeply with the rest of the people that are caught in the middle of their own reality.

What you are will show, ultimately. Start now, every day, becoming, in your actions, your regular actions, what you would like to become in the bigger scheme of things.

I have never been in a violent movie or television show.

Discipline — both mental and physical — is crucial.