I Didn't Think About Politics Until I

People Have Been So Busy Relating To How I Look, It's A Miracle I Didn't Become A Self-conscious Blob Of Protoplasm.

All Of The Films That I've Made Are About The Country I Live In And Grew Up In... And I Think If You're Going To Put An Artist's Eye To It, You're Going To Put A Critical Eye To It. I've Always Been Interested In The Gray Area That Exists Between The Black And White, Or The Red And Blue, And That's Where Complexity Lies.

When I Was A Kid, Nobody Told Me I Was Good-looking. I Wish They Had. I Would've Had A Better Time.

I Learned Early That You'd Better Know What You're Talking About. You'd Better Realize That Certain Issues Are Going To Be So Hot - No Matter What Reason, What Logic You Apply To It - You're Going To Be Met With An Opposition Just Because Their Viewpoint Is Different, And There's No Way They're Going To Accept Your Reasoning. Furthermore, They're Going To Attack You Because You Will Be Portrayed As Not Being Credible: "you're An Actor. What Do You Know?"

I've Been Able To Carve Out Spaces For Myself. At Sundance, I'm In The Mountains - My Property Is Private. I Get On A Horse And Ride For Three, Four Hours. Sometimes Five. I Get Lost. But When I'm In, I'm In.