Ridicule is also a weapon against forces of evil. Really clever, intelligent ridicule.

God is not anything human. God is a force, God is chaos, God is unknown. God is terror and enlightenment at the same time.

I'm more relaxed about how the editing process will create a performance and that, in a way, gives me a sense of freedom.

When you get into the edit you'll understand what making a film is. You'll see all the things you missed and all the possibilities you have from what you shot.

I felt it [Shakespeare's Coriolanus] is sort of an examination of our dysfunction as a nationalistic, tribal entities. I think the world is rocking and cracking open in weird and worrying places. And I think Coriolanus, the play, reflected that.

Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent.

I spent the past week here in India getting a sense of the reality of HIV and AIDS in people's lives. Fathers and mothers are dying, leaving children with no support. Stigma and discrimination is ruining the family lives. There is an urgent need for education, information, and increased awareness of HIV and AIDS. The response needs to be now. We cannot afford to become fatigued.