The way you really find out about the performer's seriousness about the cause is how long they stay with it when the spotlight gets turned off. You see a lot of celebrities switch gears. They go from the environment to animal rights to obesity or whatever. That I don't have a lot of respect for.

San Franciscans are very proud of their city, and they should be. It’s the most beautiful place in the world.

It's all about greed and money and it's the driving force in Hollywood.

When I was a kid, nobody told me I was good-looking. I wish they had. I would've had a better time.

All of the films that I've made are about the country I live in and grew up in... And I think if you're going to put an artist's eye to it, you're going to put a critical eye to it. I've always been interested in the gray area that exists between the black and white, or the red and blue, and that's where complexity lies.

Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire, and ultimately, connect us.

People are becoming more and more aware of how the dominance of development and business is altering their lives and, in particular, their own heritage.