The Entertainment Person Gets A

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?"

Sundance Was Started As A Mechanism For The Discovery Of New Voices And New Talent.

It's A Creative Enterprise, Just Like Art, Just Like Painting, Music. Creating Something Can Be Done In Different Categories, So To Do It In Film Is Just Another Expression, Which Is Great. Because It Translates So Well Because So Many People See The Work, If You're Lucky.

Journalism Has Changed Tremendously Because Of The Democratization Of Information. Anybody Can Put Something Up On The Internet. It's Harder And Harder To Find What The Truth Is.

I Would See My Hometown, Los Angeles, Change. Green Space And Orange Groves Gave Way To Cement, Freeways Flooded With Traffic, And Air Pollution, All In The Name Of "progress." I Felt Like I Was Losing My Home. It Had A Profound Effect On Me, And I Realized Just How Important Nature Was To My Spirit, My Soul, My Point Of View.