I learned much more about acting from philosophy courses, psychology courses, history and anthropology than I ever learned in acting class.

My philosophy is, don't take no for an answer and be willing to sacrifice your entire project for freedom.

Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.

Considering the fact that I've used it in the past, and know what it is, and seen the results of it, I don't view marijuana as a dangerous drug.

Diversity and inclusion, which are the real grounds for creativity, must remain at the center of what we do.

I don’t want to make a comfortable film. I’m not interested in that. I’m not interested in answering people’s questions; I’m interested in posing questions. I’m interested in sparking a conversation between two people about what something means. That’s enough for me, as a writer and as a director."

I think music has gone through a period of something very severe, rather radical, rather the way painting did with cubism.

You're always in a box, and you're an escape artist if you do what I do - or if you're a creative person, period. You build your box, and then you escape from it. You build another one, and you escape from it. That's ongoing.