I See Myself As Not

People Realize That We're Very Good At Sending People To War, But We're Not Good At Taking Care Of Them. And People Are Coming Back From War Now; Years Ago, They Would Have Been Killed, Now They're Wounded; And They're Coming Back Alive And With Post-traumatic Stress. So, I Think Americans Are Sensible Enough To Know We've Got To Figure Out A Way To Take Care Of Them.

Then Everyone Leaves, And You Are Left, Each Night, To Your Own Devices With A Crowd Of Interesting People - Most Of Whom You Don't Know - Sitting In The Dark.

Movies, As Evidenced By A Chorus Of Protesting And Celebrating Americans, Influence Broader Trends.

The American Idea Is As Promising, Imaginative, And Full Of The Unexpected As The Land Itself. The Land Represents Freedom - The Frontier, The Ability To Make A New Future With Your Own Bare Hands.

In My Profession, I'm Around A Lot Of People Whose Bodies Are Their Instruments In One Way Or Another.