I had some really dear friends who died from AIDS-one in particular. His family wasn't around and he didn't have many friends. I spent a lot of time with him in his later days.

We accept the reality of the world with which we are presented.

I have a tight family group that's really important to me. I don't want to work all the time.

I'm an actor who loves to direct film, if I find something that I'm compelled to do and want to spend three or four years doing. I really love the process, though. I might have to just say, "Yeah, I want to direct that," because I want to direct something, but that's just not the way my being is. It's got to be a necessity for me, otherwise I'll just keep acting.

I was concerned about filling my life up with something important to me. To me, it was just necessary

I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.

There's always a reaction based on fear. People assume if you're criticizing a decision to go to war, then you're saying something against the soldiers-which is not the case