Right now the only people I can really fall in love with are people who don't really, truly want me around. Now why do I do that?

I've turned down good directors before because I knew the part didn't speak to me and I've worked with less talented directors before because the part I had such passion for.

You don't need other people to affirm that you're a valuable person.

With this sunrise somehow I felt I was exactly where I was supposed to be... Have faith, the light seemed to announce.

Your development as a person should coincide with your development in all aspects of your life.

I've had a lot of experience in independent film, and about how to choose. You've got to be very discerning about where you put your five bucks, and where you cut and what you don't cut.

Good genre movies are a little bit like trying to write a haiku. There are certain things that you have to do to fulfill the audience's expectations, but inside that, you have complete freedom to talk about whatever you want. Who wants to see a movie about gun violence in America and class? But, if you set it in this terrifying, fun, roller coaster ride of a movie, you can talk about whatever you want. That's been the game that genre movies play, when they do it well.