As a director, I wouldn't like me as an actor. As an actor, I wouldn't like me as a director.

The measure of our success will be the condition on which we leave the world for the next generation.

As an artist I just can't think of a better life than the one I've been blessed with. It's just a great ride.

Politics right now is in a very dark place, and I think the only place for me is to do what I do - make films, create art, watch it as it evolves. Right now it's like Humpty Dumpty sitting on a wall, and a great fall is happening. The behavior seems to be really dumb.

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.

I think independent filmmakers, documentary filmmakers - they are journalists.

I think documentary filmmakers need as much protection as possible under journalist's privilege. How else is the public to know what is going on?