We're clearly coming to the end of the fossil fuel era. We have the technology to shift to renewable energy, we have the will of the people. The only thing that's keeping us back is the fossil fuel industry's hold on our political system. That's what we need to change.

Even if my movies weren't big blockbusters, directors generally liked me, so they would fight for me.

By electrifying our lives, we reduce our energy costs by 39 percent, which is a huge savings in itself.

People who are slavish to a fantasy ideology become very lonely in the world. It's very alienating and sometimes reality is very threatening to this magical way of thinking. On the other hand, if it is a politician or leader that chooses for whatever reason to remain in this state of magical thinking, then they should be called out for it strongly and repeatedly.

My kids get very upset with me when I leave to do film work, but they have a lot of patience with me when I leave to do environmental work.

Trying to find the story within the story was hard. Filmmaking is such a reductive process in a strange way and you keep whittling away to what is essential.

My dad [...] sent me a text saying, 'You know who you should play? Columbo. That's your Academy Award.'