Suspension of disbelief and that whole question is part of the heart of the 'Leaves of Grass'movie.

Basically, I think 21st century conservation is moving toward preserving ecosystems by dealing with the needs of people.

The film industry needs to confront the physical footprint of the way films get made.

I don't flatter myself - I'm not a scientist, I'm not a conservation expert.

I don't get much out of doing a red carpet.

I started, with three friends, this website called Crowdrise that's sort of the Facebook for personal philanthropy, a place where anybody can have a permanent microsite of their own to stage creative fundraising projects for the charities and causes that they care about. And we did it with serious intent but without any ambition.

A lot of people ask, "What do you pull on in your own life from your character?" In all honesty, it's not something that really works that way for me. I tend to look at these things as an imaginative process and a challenge of imagination and empathy, to some degree. I get much more out of meeting people who have lived these lives than I do digging around in my own limited experiences.