I think that certainly my choices empower me.

I do it because I want to exercise people's compassion and I do it because I really believe that for some reason what I do is important and meaningful.

Ultimately, you know, I'm a grown-up, I've been in this business a long time. I've got kids. I've got to do my stuff. But I also need to keep it there so I can bring it up again the next day at work or whatever.

I think it's important to do great work.

I feel my job as an actor is to explore all sides of humanity.

Compassion is very important, especially right now in America. We all need to strive as human beings to understand each other and ourselves better.

When I connect to my soul, project it into another #‎ character , and then bring it to the stage or to a film--that has always been for me the great joy of #‎ acting . It's been as if my soul kind of leaps out of my body and is able to be free and dance around.