I didn't think about politics until I came to Europe.

I believe in mythology. I guess I share Joseph Campbell's notion that a culture or society without mythology would die, and we're close to that.

Lastly get emotionally connected to your story so you can deliver it, you know, if you can't deliver the emotions to your script there's no point to your story. Story is the key.

I try to avoid giving advice. The only advice I will give is to pay attention. I don't mean to the screen in your hand. I'm talking about the natural world. I spent a lot of time educating my children about nature by putting them in nature. I said, "I want you to listen; I want you to look." There's so much technology coming into our lives that takes us away from the natural stuff, so I'm pushing the other way.

A lot of what acting is is paying attention.

It's good to say, 'Look, I can't always be right, but my gut tells me this' - and then you confirm with your gut.

I think "quiet" sometime is a greater power than noise. It can harbor and reveal feelings that can't be expressed.