When people are like, ‘Life is good,’ I go, ‘No. Life is a series of disastrous moments, painful moments, unexpected moments, and things that will break your heart. And in between those moments, that’s when you savor, savor, savor.’

I was taught that God is merciful and compassionate, and so must we be.

The truth is, I'm really in pursuit of greatness. I know people don't usually talk like that, but I want to be one of the greats.

The most important thing is that you be a good person and you live by the golden rule of do unto others. If you live by that, that's all I care about.

And then something happened when I was in Venice. I was there with my sister and my mom and my dad, and during that ovation, I saw them standing behind me, and I saw my agent, whom I've known for ten years now, and I kind of looked around, and I realized I was exactly where I was supposed to be my whole life. And every day since making that movie, in this industry I've felt a kind of great calm that I'm in the right place, I'm meant to be here.

I was quite overcome by the faces of those I saw in the crowd. There were people there that had helped raise me. There were so many who had believed in this when it was but an idea, and to celebrate their victory, our victory all together at once. It was a joy.

Maybe it won’t change the world, but it might change someone’s day.

I’m not some sort of blind slave to the president. I got elected without the president’s endorsement, and I think that has served me really well.

The greatest danger to our future is apathy.