Jason Scott Lee

Rapa Nui' is about the conflict in the 1600s on Easter Island. It's about the clash of the royal clan and the working class.

A lot of times when you're acting, you're no longer talking and listening; you're going at it for your own self.

I always thought success was from inside, so it was how diversified you were as a person and how cultivated or how much you cultivated yourself.

The basic thing is that I want to do the best work possible, and I can only do that if I'm relaxed and have a lot of energy. And that can only come from taking time off.

I farm taro. I have eight varieties of taro, which is a staple of the Hawaiian people from about 2,000 years ago, and sweet potatoes, and it's a sustainable living, agriculture, off the grid.