As a very young man growing up in Texas, usually I got a shotgun or cowboy boots for Christmas.

By giving the leadership to the private sector in a capitalistic society, we're going to measure the value of art by how many products we can sell.

Usually in theater, the visual repeats the verbal. The visual dwindles into decoration. But I think with my eyes. For me, the visual is not an afterthought, not an illustration of the text. If it says the same thing as the words, why look? The visual must be so compelling that a deaf man would sit though the performance fascinated.

The first thing you must know as an actor or director is the space you will inhabit. See the architecture; imagine where things can happen in space.

I'm living to the edges of my fingernails, using everything I have. It's impossible for me to look at things politically or in any way as a project, to further my career. You're injected directly into the blood of the places in which you're living and what's going on there.

I'm married to my job. I'm obsessed with my work, and I run myself into the ground every single day. Unfortunately, a lot of other pursuits have to take a back seat.

In my career, I'm very grateful for the opportunities.

That's what America's all about. Entrepreneurs who can start a business in their basement and have it grow into a global company - that's exactly what we want.