Everyone's entitled to express their political beliefs. I don't presume to tell anybody who to vote for. I am comfortable telling people what my opinions are.

Just because a lot of people know something nominal doesn't make it important. A lot of people know what a pencil sharpener is, but that doesn't make it the most important invention of the 20th century.

Sometimes the people we meet change us forever.

People of similar political persuasions tend to flock together.

There's a lot of crazy, weird people out there. It's an ugly world.

I'm trying to make people feel welcome and feel valued.

Not that it entirely matters: There is a perception that all actors make their movies. A lot of people assume you're responsible. George Clooney told me actors get all of the blame and all the credit.

I like roundtables because you can talk more directly to people. And you also can get kind of a vibe on what a journalist's take is on something, and have a conversation with them more.

No matter what you're doing, if you're trying to make a movie, you need to be working with people that are really good and who make you better.