Acting is kind of a forced compassion, where you learn that given certain circumstances, you can feel and do things that you never thought yourself capable of. And so it stops you from being super-judgmental.

It's important to just keep wanting whatever it is you want and fight for it, desperately.

At the end of your life, you are going to want to know that you made some kind of difference.

Every time you enter into a job it's a whole new universe. There's a new language with a new power structure. If you are in an all Black cast its a different dynamic, the same with an all male cast or a crew that is mainly women.

If sexuality means saying yes to life, then you should be able to remain sexual until the day you die.

That's one of my little expressions. I never really studied acting so I kind of kiddingly talk about "building your circle" and "mooding up," because I really didn't learn any technique.

He has a very strong vision of what he wants.