As a struggling actor, youre not looking for parts that define you; youre just looking for work.

If there's an idea I think is really good and I feel like I can write it, then I'll do it.

[Americans] can't understand that the water in our toilet is cleaner than 880 million have access to.

I think what makes a good actor's director is somebody who understands what I'm doing and is respectful of it, but who also has a vision and is directing me toward their vision in a way that feels productive.

Before the days of video village a director should stand right next to the camera, look with his naked eye and if he sees something that is real to him, he'd look up at the [camera] operator and if he gives the look to indicate he'd seen it to, then you print and you'd move on.

Sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage

It's very frustrating [ to work under director's control], not just because you're getting rejected constantly, but also because you're at a time in your life where you have an enormous amount of creative energy, and there's no way to express it. That's why a lot of people get into drinking or drugs or whatever.