I was made welcome in New Jersey. They were excited to have me. They told me they expected me to have bad games, and they expected me to have good games. That allowed me to gain confidence and continue to get better.

Things ain't what they used to be and never were.

I deal with cultural issues whether they be in the Middle East, Far East, the Orient or the West. You broach questions in the context of their culture and then present Christian answers.

A Republican in my state of Arkansas feels about as out of place as Michael Vick at the West Minister dog show.

I don't want to bring a European city or an east-coast city to the West Coast.

My folks were very practical. They were also kind of able to think outside of the box. They were not going to let circumstance paralyze them. They knew sometimes you just had to take some new initiative. I think they passed that on to all of us... If you don't find a way, you make one.

For Christians, they need to access the power of Jesus and not look at Christianity as a religion. It is our Lord Jesus that makes you change, and Christians need to actualize it and put it into practice.

If we are to better the future we must disturb the present.

With 'White Light,' I had just finished watching 'Under the Skin' and was really obsessed with the idea of science fiction presented as normality.

I didn't try to copy my dad or fit into the pressure or the mold that everybody tried to make me fit into.

I feel more at home knowing I'm not really at home. It takes all the pressure off you trying to fit in!

I remember people - not my family - always asking, 'Oh, so are you going to make movies when you're older?' I felt pressured, and that always kind of deterred me.