I think, on a surface level, people are surprised to see me playing such a passive role in 'Good.'

When I have a day off, I won't spend it at a Hollywood party. I'd rather be at home with paints and a blank canvas.

I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.

I campaigned for [Dennis] Kucinich in 2008. I continue to be in touch with him and I really admire him. I think he's very brave and honest - unusually so for a U.S. politician.

Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody's disciple.

If you're trying to please everyone, then you're not going to make anything that is honestly yours, I don't think, in the long run.

I think we're on the wrong path in this country and have been for a while. People are in their camps divided by region, economic situation, race, religion, ideology. And there's a lot of just staying in your camp using technology to bolster your case without actually debating with other people, without discussing.