I learned never to listen to acting teachers because they don't know what the hell they're talking about.

It's certainly a lot more difficult to get a project made if you're talking about something progressive. That's just the nature of the industry.

I was a sports fan, but I also went to peace marches.

There's the theory that nudity doesn't really make something sexy; the characters and their relationship make it sexy.

When you have a person in power who punishes people for speaking their mind, it's truly dangerous.

I like Spike Lee a lot. He's incredibly gifted and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves as a filmmaker.

You had to know how to fight or you had to know how to avoid a fight. I didn't enjoy fighting, so I learned how to avoid them.