It's Dismaying To See The Unilateralism That

I've Observed Over And Over That People Seem To Get A Much Deeper Sense Of Fulfillment Out Of Something They've Done As An Act Of Service Than Out Of The Things They Do For Themselves.

To Cite My Own Alma Mater, It's Shocking To Me That Yale University Can Teach What It Teaches At The Yale School Of Environmental Studies And Utterly Fail To Mirror Those Values In Any Way In Its Investment Practices.

When I'm Looking For Zen And I'm Not Saying This Facetiously At All - I Would Really Rather Surf, Scuba Dive, Or Fly My Plane. And, When I Feel Tension About The Grind Of Work, It's Not Getting The Money To Make Films Versus Making Films That Constitutes The Grind, It's All This Stuff.

I Don't Flatter Myself - I'm Not A Scientist, I'm Not A Conservation Expert.

I've Never Acted Before In A Movie I've Directed. This Felt Like The Time To Do It Just Because The " Leaves Of Grass" Movie Itself Is So Much Of A Platform For The Lead Actor. It's Really Written For An Exciting Performance And It Really Depends On The Audience Watching An Extraordinary Actor Having A Great Time Pulling Off This Feat. It Makes Sense To Me As A Director To Act In Support Of That.