To look in the eyes of audiences and see the kind of naughty glee that they got with being on the inside, the audience becomes your co-conspirators.

Theres nothing like standing in a place and wanting nothing so much as to change but simply not being able to.

When I was young, I learned very early on that I could make my mother laugh. And that was one of the greatest sounds I ever heard.

I can't imagine that anyone in Hollywood is sitting around trying to decide what actor is good or right or qualified for a role and is being denied a role because of their political views. I don't think that's the way Hollywood works. We're not living in an era of blacklisting.

Directing a film was something I was yearning to do. I always wanted to see if I had the capacity to be a good storyteller.

I've been on sets where things weren't relaxed because someone was creating tension for no reason.

To know what you want, to understand why you're doing it, to dedicate every breath in your body to achieve... If you feel you have something to give, if you feel that your particular talent is worth developing, is worth caring for then there's nothing you can`t achieve.