To tell a good story and to illuminate the world: the two things are completely linked. That is the point. That is what I've always wanted to do.
I'm a storyteller who wants to tell untold, meaningful, universal stories in unforgettable ways. I want to do it all, study it all, and find my place in it.
I always look for stories that really try to tell the world that I see, a world that values and is full, in fact, of stories that are important.
The thing about stories is you have to pick the ones that last.
I've been trying to make a difference as an actor. I want to play characters that move people, have them look at their lives differently, or give them an escape.
Meaningful stories have lots and lots of conflict. If we avoid conflict, our stories won't be meaningful.
It's why we're actors: to be able to tell the stories that really matter.
It has always been quite apparent to me that no important story can fail to tell us something of value to us.
It's important to tell meaningful stories and to find new ways to communicate those stories to people.
Science fiction can be very relevant, could be good literature.
The idea that a story has to be 'exceptional' in order to be worth telling is curious to me. What if we looked at every single person's story as a site of possibly infinite meaning? What if we came to believe that there isn't hubris or narcissism in thinking your story might be worth sharing - only a sense of curiosity and offering?
In my day, the films you got were about mature people, people with some kind of weight.
Narratives are very important to me.
I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open up into different levels philosophically. I like those kinds of movies, and I like those kinds of books.
It's often said that everybody has a story to tell, and I suppose that's true, but the problem is that most of them aren't worth telling.
I'm interested in telling stories that add up to more than the entertainment of the story. That's what does it for me.
There are definitely some stories worth telling and I think there's something to be said for telling your story.
I feel very privileged that I get to spend my life telling stories that mean something to people.
I want my films to offer wholesome entertainment and not be my personal showreels.
The highest grossing films have great, moral messages - not dirty, base themes, so we're trying to get producers to make more of the uplifting movies.
I want to keep doing projects that speak for people within the community and tell different types of meaningful stories.
Sometimes you can't really control the language around you. All you can do is follow your voice and your path - dedicate yourself to stories that matter.
If you are willing to take the trip through 'Analogue,' you'll be rewarded with some of the best writing in gaming today and a look into the future of what kind of meaningful stories video games are capable of telling.
I love to read things that have moral messages, and I love to hear stories where it's not just a hook, you have to follow the story, you have to listen to the message of the song, and get it and use it in your everyday life.
Stories matter. Many stories matter.
