I'm A Very Political Person, And I

Ang Lee Just Allowed Me To Make What We Would Call Mistakes And Had No Judgment Of Them. He Also Empowered Me. You Know, He's Like, "you're My Actor. I Chose You. Whatever You Do Is Right." Right? "i Made The Decision, I'm Complicit In Choosing You. And I Went Through Everything I Could To Choose You, So I Feel Good And Whatever You're Going To Do I'm Going To Give You This Space." And So It Was Very Empowering.

I Understand The Opposite Side Of The Camera. I Have A Profound Respect For That. I Have Worked With People Who, When You Hit That Mark, Are Doing 50 Percent Of Your Work For You. So, You Know, It's A Balance. When You Walk Into A Mark And You're Lit A Certain Way Or Something's Happening So Often You Don't Know What's Behind You... And That's What's So Strange About Being A Movie Actor.

I Always Say About That Movie [ Brokeback Mountain], Which I Think Maybe Over Time Is More Understood, Is That This Is About Two People Desperately Looking For Love. To Be Loved. And Who Were Probably Capable Of It. And They Just Found It With Someone Of The Same Sex.that Does Not Dismiss The Fact That It Is About, Really, Primarily, The First Kind Of Very Profound Gay Love Story. Hopefully It Can Create An Equality Of An Idea: That Is, It's Possible That You Can Find Love Anywhere.

Being The Youngest, I Constantly Have That Insecurity Of Being The Youngest, Which Ultimately Is Probably My Drive. In A Lot Of Ways. In Terms Of As An Artist, The Way We Could Communicate As A Family Very Clearly Was Through Movies And Through Acting, And When Things Became Complicated With All Of Our Own Personalities, That's Where We Are Most Clear. I Think That's Also Where We Are Most Brutal With Each Other As Well.

Crazy People Don't Sit Around Wondering If They're Nuts.