But if you really want to learn about life, get a cat. The way I think people should relate to animals is with a cat. Because the world is his.

What is magnificent about humans is when they decide to turn and stand. If they respond with non-violence on principle and hold their ground, they are really magnificent.

I prefer to have playback, but sometimes, you can't have that under most circumstances. First, it is expensive because you need a playback operator and secondly, it threatens a lot of directors. I only watch my performance. I see what is necessary for me so that I can see it right at the moment and I can fix it. That appeals to me a great deal.

Studios are run by those who are way too old or mostly young, who don't think creatively.

When I did 'Babe' I wanted to talk about animal rights without going through some convoluted justifications about using animal products.

Often we're recreating what we think we're supposed to be as human beings. What we've been told we're supposed to be, instead of who we authentically are. The key about the creation of full self-expression is to be authentically who you are, to project that.

There is something intrinsically, systemically wrong with white, western culture, and if we don't fix it, it won't continue.