It's always tricky to watch yourself, always. When I first had to watch myself, it was really hard because I'd done quite a few plays and I've never ….

We still want to idealize moms, and sometimes we want to idealize actresses who are moms, too. I know that's something I've experienced, but we're al….

Once I get on something, once I have something that I'm working on, then I become very obsessive. In a good way. I mean,... is there a positive way t….

That's one of the most important things about acting is not just when you're speaking but when you're taking in from someone else. So I often go to t….

Right now, I love the fact that I have so many opportunities, but I know this privileged position cannot last. That doesn't mean that I'll stop worki….

As an actor, you want to be open to the unexpected. So in order to be open to that, you do have to get out of your discursive mind just like in any c….

I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close..

People always ask us women about how we balance our lives. Rarely do they ever ask men this but we are asked this and it makes a lot of sense - balan….

In a film, if you can capture what's going on underneath, you can begin to make a connection between the character and the people watching it..

Most of the people that I've worked with when shooting films that I really respect, there is a point which you do become obsessed in a good way. And ….

You read something and you know it's not there yet. There's a little section here that... this part's good but that is a little not, it doesn't quite….

Acting is not about being famous, it's about exploring the human soul..

We all perform our lives in a way. And the actor is a perfect metaphor to get at that theme of "how do we find our authentic selves?" And that we all….

I fall in love with all the people I'm working with, women, directors, everybody. As actors, that's actually one of the real pleasures of the work. Y….

Of course, you can never watch something like somebody else watches something like you, but nonetheless, you have to try. So I think on camera you le….

You can't ask the guy with the checkbook to always be the person. So, we actors have to try. And believe me, it's not just young people who are strug….

One of the things that I love when I go to a film or when I'm reading some book or whatever, is to be told a secret I thought only I knew and then so….

We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they do..

Movie is a near art form. It's showbiz and people want to make money. And generally people are financing things because they think it will make money….

We're not all evil or all good, and we all make mistakes to one degree or another..

I don't see myself as competing with other actresses. I mean, I went through a time when I was in New York, and I was going to lots of auditions and ….