There's nothing risky in talking about your personal life. People do it all the time.

I do feel like all the people I meet, all the people I'm in discussions with, if I'm working with somebody, I sense the same energy that everybody is suffering from the same predicament.

I've been reading a bunch of stuff lately - like Joseph Campbell - that has made me realize that people in our cultural, especially in the liberal community, often go in search of a foe. It's like we always need a hill to climb up or something to push against, or we feel as if we're not working constructively in the world.

No one wants to be pretentious about what they do or take it seriously, because that is just weird.

Great talent admits shortcomings.

Creating something is all about problem-solving.

My love for the theater has always been a priority. That hasn't changed. I got into acting that way. The film work that came up was really a surprise.