In 1973, I was shown a graphic of how dependent the United States was on nonrenewable resources like oil and coal and that little was being done to change that. It seemed irrefutable that we needed a change in direction or we'd be paying a huge price down the road. That's when I made a commitment to become a political activist.

I started as an actor in the theater playing a lot of character parts, and suddenly, I found myself in this place where it felt like I was getting locked into a kind of a stereotype, and it did bother me.

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.

The entertainment person gets a certain credibility, and the politician gets a certain notoriety. I'm against it.

I never had to worry about divestment because I never invested.

The mainstream usually follows trends, it seldom sets them except for a few films.

I'm interested in that thing that happens where there's a breaking point for some people and not for others. You go through such hardship, things that are almost impossibly difficult, and there's no sign that it's going to get any better, and that's the point when people quit. But some don't.