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.

Also everyone's hearts are in the right place when you do a small movie. You're not doing it for the money; you're not doing it for the possibility of an Oscar nomination. You are doing it because you love the material.

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.

I think that certainly my choices empower me.

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

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

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