If you devote yourself entirely to a pursuit, there is no way you cannot find beauty and fulfillment.

We are taught to want a thing. We are taught that having that thing will make us happy. We are taught that having it immediately is the answer. We are taught a corrupted version of success. And love.

If you do your work, eventually there will be a spark. A fire. A blaze.

Whatever you want is as elusive as you make it.

I'm not George Clooney, so I can't just pick and choose. I take roles where they occur.

I moved to New Zealand from Winnipeg when I was almost five. I hated it. It was to a city in the south of New Zealand called Invercargill and there was constant rain. There was a depressing sensation in the air.

At every turn you have to find a new kind of self-sovereignty over your environment. Every kid I see is at the mercy of Periscope, Twitter, or an Angry Bird of some description. People are shackled to their mediocrity by companies and businesses who want to consume your life with theirs.