Look what scares you in the face and try to understand it. Empathy is revolutionary.

In this age of remote-controlled pushbutton war, we must all try very, very hard to remain human beings.

Mostly actors are progressive because we are accustomed to all the nuances of human life, whereas dictators just try to flatten it all out. So we usually try to stand up to dictators like, well, we won't mention names.

My mother killed herself when I was 12. I won't complete that relationship. But I can try to understand her.