I grew up interested in the underside of Hollywood, which I think David Lynch does really well.

There's absolutely no point in beating yourself up. Focus on going forward.

I really dislike it when women reject feminism; that's ridiculous. I am a product of feminism. Without feminism I would not be making films.

I just don't think I'm an ideological filmmaker in any way. I don't know how anyone could see anything I've done and see that.

I make unpopular versions of popular things. I make a horror film and it's not a horror film. None of my genre movies function as genre movies.

Punk rock, when I was a part of it, was called 'the underground.' There was something very attractive in all the hidden places, the hidden histories.

Mostly I'm just not American. I spent four years of my childhood here, but I think if you're Canadian you have a very different perspective. You don't think you're at the center of things.

One thing I'm not is a moralistic filmmaker. I'm not trying to tell people what to do, and I'm not trying to lead.

Movies are a commitment. They take years of your life and they have big consequences. That's one of the bad things about movies - you're stuck with the aftermath.

I'm not trying to make the world a better place.

Some actors can draw from their own darkness.

Engagement provides opportunities to demonstrate how confrontation can be done both effectively and civilly

There are three things a man must do alone. Be born die and testify.

I love doing both theater and television. I definitely foresee more Broadway, but I think I would like to keep the singing and the TV separate.

I get to meet writers, and I love writers.

It is very rewarding to serve the country by helping President Bush work to reduce the drug problem.

I hope I die before I get old.

Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship.

Every society clings to a myth by which it lives. Ours is the myth of economic growth...

If you don't run, you rust.