You need a spiritual foundation. Something that allows you to see how you connect to the rest of the universe. It’s simple stuff, but it’s hard.
Acting really suited me because I could connect as an actor to emotion.
When you’re very young and you learn something – a fact, a piece of information, whatever – it doesn’t connect to anything.
But clearly at the same time you’ve got to get out there and connect with voters and actually respond to the needs, the frustrations, whatever problems their now saying are not being adequately solved.
People connect with my films because they are honest and simple.
Fans watching need to be able to connect the dots in your match and the story that you’re trying to tell.
I can’t think of a more pathetic situation for an actor than to do a film and not connect to it. And I pray to God that I never face that situation.
Schools connect children to their communities. Jobs connect adults to their societies. Persons with autism deserve to walk the same path.
