I like the detail work of telling a story in small pieces, as is done in movie-making, and also the long leap of faith needed to see a theatre performance through each night. Both require focus and self-discipline.

I think every family is dysfunctional, and some manage to control it better than others.

I take my work seriously, but it's not the only thing that exists in the world.

I'm an optimist; I always hope that each new script is going to be a great story.

In December of 2002, the late Richard Corliss, a respected movie critic with a long and illustrious career, wrote an embarrassing letter of support for the invasion and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan in the guise of a Time magazine review of Peter Jackson's The Two Towers.

I have a multicultural background, so I tend to have an open mind about things, and I find other cultures interesting.

Most movies are lucky to have one moment, one shot that you look at and you always remember that moment and that scene.