We are such skeptics that we find it difficult to believe in God and angels and a spiritual afterlife, but a moment of fear makes our spirit so vulnerable that it allows us to believe in something beyond that.

In real life, what scares me is politicians, corporations and people that think they know what the world should be.

For any actor to have Oliver Stone call him or her up… It’s a compliment. He expects you to be on your toes. If you’re not, he pokes at you until you react. He’s very provocative, creatively. It started like a lot of hard work, but it ended up a lot of fun.

Genius is the true mystery, and at its edge--the abyss.

Night is real. Night is not an absence of light, but in fact, it is daytime that is a brief respite from the looming darkness.

You may occasionally be hurt by the sort of cavalier cruelty of commentary if you go into online forums, so there’s definitely a maturity about not seeking validation from everyone, every single time.

For eight years I did effects for other movies until I got my movie made