It's a beautiful book [Into the Forest], so for those who are thinking about reading it, they absolutely should. First and foremost, I just devoured it, as a story. At that time, and still, it just encompassed a lot of things that I was thinking about, and that the world is thinking about, with society's relationship to the environment, our personal relationship to it, and how disconnected we are from it, myself included.

To be in a position, at my age, where I am financially independent, I can help develop things, I can promote stuff that I believe in, I can say no a lot and spend time writing - that is a gift.

The relationships I've had with my girl friends are so powerful and meaningful. Without them I truly don't know what I'd do.

The quality most important to me, in the films I make, is honesty.

Loving other people starts with loving ourselves and accepting ourselves.

I really hope that we'll have a sustainable future on this planet, I really do. So I probably geek out mostly about learning more about how potentially we can hopefully make that happen, hopefully we're not too far lost.

Usually, when you're in a movie, you're disconnected from it. You're never going to feel what you felt when you made it.