People can be so apathetic. They continue to ignore the real people trapped in poverty and homelessness. It's almost maddening

The planet does nothing but support us, and we are constantly committing crimes against nature

Early on, my emotional work had to do with feeling unheard and invisible.

In one sense, I felt not seen and heard enough as a child. At the very same time, I'm watching her and modeling her. At seventeen, I left to go to Hollywood to pursue my dream, as if there was no other option. I only learned that, the gift of it, recently. And I often forget it.

She's a real adventurer, my mother.

Before I do a movie, I watch Meryl Streep movies over and over. It's not to mimic her. It's to remind myself to be more committed.

Think about how long it took for the mountains to get there and look so beautiful. Think about how long it takes for this tree over us to grow. We're so impatient. Think about it. This leaf here took forever to become that perfect leaf. We're that. We're work in progress. That's actually being alive.