I think it's important to do smaller films because I think that's where a lot of new things are happening.

I have too much respect for the characters I play to make them anything but as real as they can possibly be. I have a great deal of respect for all of them, otherwise I wouldn't do them. And I don't want to screw them by not portraying them honestly.

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.

I can't get hired in a studio movie. Everything is so uphill.

I think it's important to do great work.

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.

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