I don’t think you necessarily have to be the most perfected performer, in order to express your feelings. It’s really those feelings that an audience connects with, I think, at least as much as perfected technical skill.
I don’t have any training in dance. I can convince an audience that I know how to dance because I’m a convincing actor.
I’m definitely not a science nerd, I’ll say that. That was not my forte at school.
Darkness is a lot of what art is and certainly in our community a lot of it is people sort of wrestling with their demons.
Everyone has a unique perspective and that’s valid. Everyone’s perspective is valid. That doesn’t mean that everyone has the same degree of skill level as an entertainer, but skill isn’t the only important thing. It’s also what kind of perspective and feelings you’re bringing to it.
If you don’t stick to your plan enough, and you’re too seduced by whimsical notions and new ideas, you can kind of lose your train of thought and end up with something that doesn’t have a solid through-line.
Real life is not as simple as it is on a screen. I think real life is actually a lot more beautiful.
When you believe that you can do something, that’s when you can do it.
Being politically active is “more about doing things, not just standing for some platform or being involved in some political party.”
I think we all have a tendency to feel like, “Well, what can I do? I can’t influence the government or politics in my country.”
I tend to think having an impact on the world is a lot more complicated than government.
Movies are different from real life.
Everyone has the attitude that movies aren’t just disposable entertainment – they can really mean something. I love that, because that’s the way I feel about films.
I think Hollywood, as it’s been, will have to change because the model of Hollywood is “we’ll make this content, and you guys buy it,” but I don’t think that’s the future.
In the old days, people would gather around the fire, or they would gather at a tavern, and they’d tell a story. And then, maybe a week later, someone would tell the same story, but with a different twist on it. That’s how folk takes evolved.
Nothing is ever finished. It’s a funny thing. I actually think that’s really the more natural way of stories or songs.
I just want to open up the avenues for people to express themselves. That’s what the media ought to be. It shouldn’t just be a conveyer belt of shiny products to buy. It should be a way that we’re all communicating and understanding each other.
I go through a lot of bad stuff, because most of the stuff that’s written is pretty bad. But occasionally something comes along that’s good, and I want to do it.
Every director is different. And all the movies are very different, and the characters are very different.
The chemistry and the comfort and trust between two people playing a love story l is key, and to have a friend that I could trust, and whose sensibilities I already understood, made it so much easier, and is a big part of why it all looks natural on screen.