Criticism challenges current findings. The effort to defend one's position can lead to deeper insights or consideration of options previously not considered.

From my experience in my country, America over and over again takes itself right to the brink, it puts one foot over but it never goes over. It wakes up at the last minute and says woah, and then pulls back...

A lot of what acting is is paying attention.

Any time I saw people treated unfairly because of race, creed, whatever - it struck a nerve.

Ambiguity is something that I really respond to. I like the complexity of it.

I've been able to carve out spaces for myself. At Sundance, I'm in the mountains - my property is private. I get on a horse and ride for three, four hours. Sometimes five. I get lost. But when I'm in, I'm in.

I did not, like my children and people today, grow up with television as part of my life.