Just because someone gets arrested doesn't mean what they are doing is wrong. Some laws are unfair and unjust.

If you say, I'm living in America and I have freedom of speech but I choose not to use it because it's going to cost me, well, you're not living in freedom. You're not free.

I'm six foot four and a half and I have a temper. It's reserved for very important issues. If someone is asking me to make an artistic concession, then I'll become a madman.

Directing is creating a whole. You're able to combine different elements and create a film that is unique and true to your vision.

I don't view myself as a political leftie. I view myself as a storyteller who is fair to both sides.

If you find yourself in a movie that you have questions about, it's not a compromise to your integrity.

Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.