Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean. Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string.

You have an internal critic, an internal drive that says, 'OK, you can do more.' Maybe that's what keeps you going.

I went to rehab [for alcoholism] in wine country, just to keep my options open.

What's true in our minds is true, whether some people know it or not.

If you're that depressed, reach out to someone. And remember, suicide is a permanent solution, to a temporary problem.

Directing requires great discipline, that ability to be in and out at the same time. The great ones I've worked with are like generals. It's a bit like a small war on that level. The great ones have that combination of freedom and control. I'm nowhere near that. There's still so much to do as an actor. I have enough to explore with that.

We are surrounded by a lot of failed ecosystems; the moon being one, Mars, Venus. There’s evidence of water on Mars and rivers and it didn’t take. Also, we have planets to guard us like Jupiter and Saturn that take the hits of the comets. It is miraculous that we exist on this planet, that it took.