A lot of tragedy can befall us, but there's always something else; there's always hope.

Action films unfortunately don't let you spend a lot of time sitting. So you don't have much time to create something indelible or unique.

The mythic journey is always about selflessness.

Critics think we try to make bad films. They think we want to spend five months of our lives making something bad. We always go out with the best of intentions, whether it's fluffy comedy or a drama.

There's some beautiful filmmaking on television. I'm getting a lot of my artistic sustenance from what's happening there.

Musical theater is great; you get painted up, you get to play princesses and witches, and you sing. The joy alone of that can really carry a lot.