I think that when you let go and "throw it all away" and stop getting attached and say "whatever happens, happens", you don't invest too much in anything particular, and things work out.

Maybe the realisation of the full human potential is the utopian thing. Maybe that is our collective struggle, is to find a way to get there. But right now it seems like we're duplicating what was written in the Bible, a millennium ago, which is "An eye for an eye." Revenge policy; "If you hit me, we'll hit you back worse"; ad infinitum.

Even now, I'm better around people who are uncomfortable with themselves, the misfits.

Life is a beautiful thing. But you're always striving to be better in your art, striving to be heard. And obviously in a movie business, it's striving to be noticed and appreciated.

When I was 18 I was an emotional wreck and I couldn't imagine having to deal with some kind of fame.

I don't need to worry about that, that's always there on a slow simmer. The muscle I have to work on is being more present.

No matter how bad the individual, everybody has reasons for why they do what they do.