[making Ordinary People] Was A Wonderful Experience.

When I Was Young, I Said To Myself, "you've Got To Make The Most Of Your Life." It's All About Taking Risks. Push Yourself To Do As Much Exploration As Possible. Find Yourself. Because Sometimes We Think We've Found Ourselves, But It's Only Part Of Ourselves We've Found. We Haven't Pushed Ourselves Far Out There Where We Make Mistakes And Things Don't Work Out, But At Least We've Discovered Something. I Felt That's What My Life Had To Be.

Essentially, My Kids Grew Up With The Emphasis On The Environment Because I Became A Political Activist In About 1969 And It Was Not An Easy Time. Those Were The Days When The Oil And Gas Companies Pretty Much Controlled The Show And Anybody Speaking About Solar Energy Or Carbon Energy Would Get Smashed Down As Being A Radical Or A Tree-hugger Or What Have You. So I Was Out There Feeling Very Often Alone And My Kids Would Get That.

Politics Right Now Is In A Very Dark Place, And I Think The Only Place For Me Is To Do What I Do - Make Films, Create Art, Watch It As It Evolves. Right Now It's Like Humpty Dumpty Sitting On A Wall, And A Great Fall Is Happening. The Behavior Seems To Be Really Dumb.

I Started As An Actor In The Theater Playing A Lot Of Character Parts, And Suddenly, I Found Myself In This Place Where It Felt Like I Was Getting Locked Into A Kind Of A Stereotype, And It Did Bother Me.

The Country Is So Wounded, Bleeding, And Hurt Right Now. The Country Needs To Be Healed-it's Not Going To Be Healed From The Top, Politically. How Are We Going To Heal? Art Is The Healing Force.