It's why we're actors: to be able to tell the stories that really matter.
— Wendy Robie
The people of Butler Island spoke to me and demanded I bear witness for them.
When someone offers me a part, I say, 'Yes, please.'
If we could truly experience one another, we could end bigotry.
I'm always glad to work.
I believe race is the great social problem of the 20th century. We did not solve it, and we are doomed to grapple with it in the 21st century. We must hear each other's stories.
When 'Twin Peaks' happened the first time, I was a stage actor in Seattle. I was called in for an audition for this pilot, and at that time, it was called 'Northwest Passage,' and nobody knew anything. I thought, 'Oh, okay, Lewis and Clark.' And from that moment, I fell down the rabbit hole.