I love it all. I don't want to go through my career with one hand tied behind my back. I love making kids happy. I love the midnight audience. I like intense dramas. And I like high-adrenaline action films.

I'm a seeker. I'm very much a believer in science. But I do think there are times when science and mysticism intersect.

I always see America as really belonging to the Native Americans. Even though I'm American, I still feel like a visitor in my own country.

You aren't a true internationalist until you've supplied weapons to kill your own countrymen.

I just try to keep it fresh. I try to keep it interesting. The truth is my roots are independently spirited dramas that are small, and I will always go back to that well, because that's where I broke out of. But I'm going to keep doing as many different movies as I possibly can.

I generally enjoy the rehearsal process because that's where you can share your ideas, get your thoughts and feelings out and see whether or not they're going to land, whether or not people are going to agree with them, particularly the director. So you can sort out in that process any elements that need to be sorted out before you're on the set, and of course that saves time and it also makes everyone more comfortable working together.

I've always had an interest in Louisiana, especially New Orleans.