"I'm not into extreme sports or something. I just live a quiet life."

"There's no way to approach anything in an objective way. We're completely subjective our view of the world is completely controlled by who we are as human beings, as men or women, by our age, our history, our profession, by the state of the world."

"If you create something that is asking for people to respond as they're going to respond, you have to allow them to respond as they're going to respond. Some of the people are going to be uninterested and some people are going to be mad for some reason, which is their business. That's just the way the world is."

"I'm interested in trying to explore what I think is the truth at a given time in my life, and part of the process of being honest is - in my mind - talking about the idea that you're watching a movie. You're sitting here watching a movie. And I like that. It appeals to me intellectually, and also in a way I can't even explain."

"The big one I missed out on was 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.' MGM wanted me for it, and Warner Bros. wouldn't give me permission to do it."

"I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life."

"I'm an obsessive hiker and I do it every day for two hours and it really helps me when it comes to learning songs or scripts."

"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."