I don't hang out at trendy Hollywood bars.

The ability to have a choice in what you do is a privilege.

There's only a handful of people I trust completely, and I know who they are. Other than that, I pretty much don't trust people.

I was drawn to photography as an extension of film, and the beauty of film is that it's a sensuous, fetishistic medium.

I feel lucky to be in whatever I'm in. I feel lucky to be working.

I think its important for movies to recognize that they are part of a history of movies. I also think that most movies are about movies anyway, even if they're about something else.

One of my favorite vampire movies is 'Nosferatu,' which has a palpable sense of dread that's a pre-war dread.

I prefer when movies target my heart instead of my mind.

I've been really interested in focusing on the aspects of my Russian heritage I'm proud of. I'm actually em­barrassed to tell people I'm Russian, because it's become such an awful place.

I think you can always find interesting, complex and fascinating characters to play in different kinds of movies. It's in your hands.

Maybe silence is something we're uncomfortable with as a culture, I don't know.

Love is powerful. If you want more of it in your life be grateful for what you have and love whenever you can. Positive mind-state essential.

On the bookshelf of life, God is a useful work of reference, always at hand but seldom consulted.

You can't get rid of a part that makes you you and be happy.

I think my first big heartbreak made me more compassionate about other people's heartaches. It enabled me to feel more for others when they are in moments of pain.

They told me never fall in love, It never works out in your favor. You way too young and right now that's just human nature.

Donald Trump has taken over the Republican Party. He's transformed the Republican Party.

I can sort of will that stuff to happen to me if I put myself in the right headspace. Then I can actually get to a space where it won't just be one song that comes through, but a series of them.

What is life without honor? Degradation is worse than death.

God is not seeking a display of my Christ-likeness , but a manifestation of His Christ.