The stereotypes we pretend that we reject are ingrained in our DNA.

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.

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

Usually the characters are where I start. Then I continually ask myself, 'What's the worst thing that could happen to this character?'

We think we know what's right. With excessive pride comes blindness.

Independent films are very hard to get made, but I'm lucky enough to get them made, so I'm going to keep doing it. I like my independence. I like being able to tell a story the way I want to tell a story. I don't like developing it with a team. I like coming to a story and deciding whether I want to do it or not.

You hear this story that we're all on the left, but when there's a demonstration, you count how many actors actually come out. If there's a half dozen, that would be a big day.