I don't think it's the job of filmmakers to give anybody answers. I do think, though, that a good film makes you ask questions of yourself as you leave the theatre.

The hope is what America represents to the world and has always represented - the hope for a better life and a better world. We have a duty to protect and support that hope with not just our words, but with our deeds.

United States could be a great country. It needs to be a great country. It's our responsibility as citizens to make that happen, every single one of us.

When I started to allow the characters to go where they wanted to go, I just had to follow.

I was in a cult for thirty-four years. Everyone else could see it. I don’t know why I couldn’t.

I just always try to find an interesting story and tell it well. That's a hard enough thing to do, whether it's a piece of fiction or it's a small piece of reality. I just look for good story.

If you believe in someone enough, and you just don't stop believing in them, mo matter what, no matter how much they push you away, and no matter how often they prove they're only there to use you.