Maybe subconsciously I've kept activism separate from acting because it's important to me in a more profound way.
I was always trying, even in pure action movies, to find what was sensitive about the character more than the pure action.
I guess I do have a childlike sense of fun, and although I still have my dark days, I'm generally an optimistic person. The way things have gone in my life, sure, I could have been a bitter person. But I just find bitter people really un-fun, you know? And who wants to be that person?