At a certain point, you have to stop being precious with your material and be cruel and harsh and judgmental.

I've always been curious in why different people believe the things they do and do the things they do - in the different ways that people live.

I think this is one of those issues where the deeper you dig, the murkier it gets - and everyone who has spent a lot of time thinking about these issues.

Balancing the complex point of view in the edit room was mostly a matter of challenging ourselves to keep digging deeper.

I don't think that any law enforcement got in trouble for the event in Eugene where police sprayed the tree-sitters who were protesting the cutting of the trees for the parking garage.

I loved watching documentaries and had wanted to try making one for years - I'd just put it off as other opportunities arose. But I felt like time was running out for me if I wanted to do it.

I think if the extremists were happy with my films, I'd start to worry.

I was surprised to see how much the mainstream environmental movement hates the ELF.

My wife runs a non-profit that gives legal information online to victims of domestic violence.

Courage.Hope.Sacrifice.

Things began happening with odd synchronicity, as if the universe itself was conspiring on behalf of their love story.

Nobody deserves to be praised for goodness unless he is strong enough to be bad.

The important thing is somehow to begin.

People get devalued in Hollywood when they age, despite all their efforts to stay relevant and beautiful and young. They can't get jobs anymore.

Just practice hard and stay grounded. Treat people like you want to be treated and work hard.

I really enjoy playing that everyman part because that part is us, the audience. And you need somebody inside a comedy to tether the absurdity to reality.

That's the problem, we do get used to things.

Your breath touched my soul and I saw beyond all limits.

If you want to know what's Real, of love, of life, of loyalty, put it through the greatest test: Time.