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.

A creative person has to believe in the unseen and the untouched.

I just love actors, and I've always loved actors. I empathize with their job. Everyone thinks it's easy, and it ain't. To be that vulnerable and brave on camera is tough.

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

As soon as you think you know Clint Eastwood, you don't know Clint Eastwood.

What happens when these young men and women come home so scarred and so wounded? We are ignoring that fact. We're just shoving them under the carpet.

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.