For me the definition of a patriot is someone who is willing to constantly question the government; that’s what separates us from other countries.

I had my Aunt Rosie, who was famous and then not, so I got a lesson in fame early on. And I understood how little it has to do with you. And also how you could use it.

Whatever anybody believes as long as it doesn't hurt anybody else, it's fair enough, and works, and I think, is real, and matters. I don't happen to have those beliefs, as much, you know, I don't believe in those things.

The rehearsal process in general is about trusting one another.

When you go to Detroit you see a town that is resilient, that's just fighting to win again, and there's an energy to that. Just watching a city really fighting to get back on its feet and watching the inner strength of a city is tremendous.

If you’re in the room, you've grabbed the brass ring. You are all winners.

I have a real interest in pushing some of the limits of things that studios don't want to make.