It just so happened that J.C.[Chandor] was a first-time feature director, and his script was exactly the kind of thing we were looking for. Zachary Quinto More Quotes by Zachary Quinto More Quotes From Zachary Quinto I think the next 50 years are going to present the human race with challenges that so far exceed the limitations of geopolitical boundaries or nationalist identity. We're going to be up against challenges that we can barely fathom at this point. So how we embrace them and deal with them will define a great many things about where we go, but, you know, it's hard to say. We're teetering on the edge, I would say. Zachary Quinto race years thinking Heroes' really changed the game for me in a way that nothing before it had. Zachary Quinto hero games way Every time I get on an airplane I have a routine. I cover the inside of my nostrils with anti-bacterial ointment. I'm popping Zicam like it's candy. And I drink, literally, from L.A. to New York, six bottles of water. Zachary Quinto airplane new-york water What scares me? Oh, now that's a big question. I don't know what scares me - cockroaches, nuclear apocalypse. Fear is an interesting thing. It has a place in all of our lives. I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try. Zachary Quinto fearless interesting thinking I think we're a little bit more astray, more far afield from true integration and true acceptance. Zachary Quinto acceptance littles thinking I just find that there's something about looking back on interviews, whether for purposes of remembering what I said about something or if it's for posterity when I'm 75. Zachary Quinto interviews purpose remember I'm incredibly happy, I'm incredibly lucky. Zachary Quinto lucky I love when you aren't accountable to anybody or anything, and you can just be wherever you are. Zachary Quinto wherever-you-are I recognized that I had a window of opportunity that had opened because of my exposure as an actor. 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Zachary Quinto advancement one-direction technology The razor-sharp line of division that exists between political ideologies in our own country in the United States, I think it's clear that these movements are forming - and one is more forward thinking and more embracing and more inclusive. The other is less tolerant and more judgemental and more fear-driven and fear-based. I think, you know, over the next generation, we're going to see which way we turn as a civilisation. Zachary Quinto political country thinking We're living in an increasingly nationalistic, xenophobic time, and you can see it reflected in societies all over the world. Zachary Quinto nationalistic world People always ask me what I think, if Edward Snoden is a hero, if he's a villain. I don't really tend to moralize it so much as I feel like he's a whistleblower. He's someone who saw a wrongdoing and in order to shine a light on that wrongdoing had to bend some rules and break some laws along the way. Zachary Quinto hero law thinking J.C. [Chandor] was the kind of energy we were looking for, so we decided to get behind it with all of our effort. That was the beginning of our relationship with first-time feature directors, and that's when it became really important to us, watching them thrive and grow in a creative environment in which you can do that was really key. Also his work checked all the boxes, because it was socially relevant and intellectually driven, and creatively exciting. Zachary Quinto effort keys creative I met Glenn [ Greenwald] briefly in 2009. We were both guests on Real Time With Bill Maher. I was the show's guest and he was on the panel. But this was before the Snowden stuff happened. I didn't have the opportunity to meet him in preparation for the movie, unfortunately, for various reasons. But I was able to dive into the main articles he's written, and interviews with him, and just the function that the character serves in the movie, that was enough for me. Zachary Quinto real opportunity character We [with Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa] were constantly looking for features and looking for ways to get involved with people who were making stuff. Zachary Quinto stuff people way We [with Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa] wanted to draw people in with a dialogue - whether it's a creative process or a social issue or innovation of some kind; whether it was how we told the stories or what stories we told. We produced some online videos. Zachary Quinto issues creative people We [with Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa] spent a lot of time writing, for lack of a better word, this manifesto about what we wanted to do. We wanted to find work that was relevant socially and that didn't take audiences for granted. Zachary Quinto granted relevant writing
