Artists speak the truth to the public without fear of retribution or damage to their careers.

I think you have an obligation to be an optimist. Because if you're not, nothing will change

For about the first ten years of my career, I wasn't terribly motivated.

Anyone who devotes time and attention to what makes people tick, to me, is a smart person.

Nobody has a franchise on what is good.

I've seen people with a tremendous amount of educational background in the field not turn out to be terribly good actors, and I've seen people with no education in the field turn out to be people that I admire quite a bit

The twentieth century has exhibited a barbarism and lack of respect for human life on a massive scale just about unknown before