It was a long period of time where I tried to figure out what worked, what didn't work.

I think that often times Hollywood panders to the cliches of small town life, specifically Southern small town life, and I think that this movie does the opposite

At a certain point, even if the one alpha male is dominant, at a certain point there's a younger lion that is stronger, and everyone knows it.

There's such good people out there where there filmmaking world is alive.

I got so used to being unstable that I started to only be comfortable being unstable.

I had a Southern accent but I had broken it so hard.

I had friends of mine tell me they had a baby, and I didn't even know they were pregnant.

When I was on that boat, I realized the only way I would feel creatively challenged was if I totally changed everything about my environment and put myself in a storm, in a sense.

It's funny, but we were living on this small island off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina when I was 9.

I think actors become jacks-of-all-trades and masters of none.

Always do something different. Always different things.

Most women have low standards. All they strive for is a highly paid man.

There is a fine line between censorship and good taste and moral responsibility.

We have to acknowledge the progress we made, but understand that we still have a long way to go. That things are better, but still not good enough.

Nature is a source of strength.

I genuinely want to do my best every day, and I genuinely want to enjoy life every day.

I craved your warmth. I hugged myself, rubbing my fingers up and down. I guess people are like insects sometimes, drawn to heat, A kind of infra-red longing.

Are you a King? Are you an Emperor? Can you stop the days passing by? If you cannot, you are nothing!

There is not one single place built in this country that did not have a former Arab population.

When we hate someone we make them more powerfull than they are.

I like some of the oversized silhouettes. It's a nice change and exudes ease. Also like the upmarket street wear. It's fashion that reaches people where they live but looks polished.