My generation is having its midlife crisis in its 20s.

We must realize that nature is absolutely essential for our survival, and we must act on that premise now.

People say you can't make movies about your politics or the environment. And, generally speaking, I completely divide those sides of my brain.

People think because I went to Yale that that implies privilege, and it is a privilege in the sense that it's an incredible opportunity.

You know when somebody really knows what they're drawing from and you can feel it when you see the movie.

What we set out to do with this movie [Leaves of Grass] was to create something that was funny and serious and had large tonal ambitions. A movie that could be poignant and funny, and suddenly quite violent. To have a character utterly sideswiped, and to learn that life is about balance.

I've observed over and over that people seem to get a much deeper sense of fulfillment out of something they've done as an act of service than out of the things they do for themselves.