My instinct is to surround myself with the company of wise, witty, wonderful women, and I have a great bank of female friends of all ages.

I want the kind of feminism that allows me to have a voice and to compete on equal terms with men yet still, potentially, to have one of them hurl me over their shoulder and carry me off somewhere, because I still find proper, old-fashioned masculinity deeply attractive.

I panicked in my 20s and 30s about whether I was doing the right thing. I was an excited puppy, wanting to please people and feeling guilty that I'd had a privileged education and an acting career.

I know I'm not a hotly in-demand movie star, but I'm good at my job. And I want to keep working for the next 40 years.

Throughout my scientific career, my wife has been my most constant collaborator. Her experimental skill made major contributions to the work; she has eased for me beyond measure the difficulties of communication that accompany deafness; her encouragement and fortitude have been my strongest supports.

My father and my grandfather always watch my films and share their feedback with me. It helps me a lot in my own career.

No matter if someone has personal feelings about my sexuality or how they view me, it's all of our job to continue to show up in spaces where we can say, 'You know what? I can figure out how to try to work with you.'

Many kids turn to selling drugs. It's not a good career choice, but they see it as a way to get money.