I think most people are interested in our origins; once we understand, it might be easier to become the people we'd like to be. Or, better, become the people we think we already are.
I know there's a creative side to artists to - pardon me - there's a creative side to scientists already, but there may be an artistic side, too, waiting to break free.
You can watch actors create their illusions, but if you don't see where they get the pigeons from, you don't really know how they're doing it.
To do a musical takes a tremendous amount of energy because you have to act and sing at the same time. And everything has to be precise. Because you can't forget the lyrics because the band keeps playing, you know, and you're under a certain amount of pressure.
I have a strong preference for being alive.
I think when you're acting, you usually don't have to know too much beyond how to pronounce the words you're saying.
The thing is when you're... well-enough known, you get asked to speak places, and they don't really think about whether or not you're qualified. They just want somebody that will be a drawing card for the audience. So it's up to you to decide whether or not it's foolish to get up and speak to these people.
I don't watch that much TV, so I can't compare one show to another. When I watch television, I watch people talking to one another usually or a science show where they show me microbes, you know. Microbes actually communicate quite a bit, and so there's a lot of talking going on.
All I've ever tried to do is play real people.
'Never Have Your Dog Stuffed' is really advice to myself, a reminder to myself not to avoid change or uncertainty, but to go with it, to surf into change.
I don't miss directing at all, and I don't miss screenwriting either because somebody's always telling you to do something different.
I wouldn't live in California. All that sun makes you sterile.
The whole question of fiduciary responsibility is a very old concept. You could make a movie about someone making that rule at any point in history, and within a few months, it will turn out to be timely.
Really top-notch directors, I've often worked with them just to see how they work.
Awards can give you a tremendous amount of encouragement to keep getting better, no matter how young or old you are.
I would like to know that when I read the paper in the morning, it's telling me something that actually happened, and I think the vast majority of journalists want the same thing.
There is a wonderful feeling of power when you're a director, but I don't think I need that, and I'm OK without it.
