How do I do that preparation [for film]? Just an immersion. I have a musician's, I guess, ear for the sound of the voice but it's also important to me, in the case of [playing] someone who is controversial, to get the outlines of the character right because how they present themselves to the world has a great deal to do with how people feel about them.

I have a lot to say about the world, clearly. I can't put together a clear sentence about it all, but through the work I can say what I think.

Everyone tries to look a cookie-cutter kind of way, and actually the people who look different are the ones who get picked up.

The work will stand, no matter what.

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.

I have a theory that movies operate on the level of dreams, where you dream yourself.

This is your time and it feels normal to you, but really, there is no normal. There's only change and resistance to it and then more change.