I feel more comfortable in my own skin now than I ever have...I think there's something about loving Kai [her son] so much, in a way that I've never ….

I try to do a lot of research beforehand so I know where I want to go with a scene. I try not to get too stressed about it, because I find that's the….

I had to stand in front of my refrigerator, which was open, dipping pretzels in cream cheese and stuffing them in my mouth. If I did that, I was good….

I didn't expect to win the Oscar. You grow up watching the Oscars on TV and you think it happens to fancy people. It was really surreal.

I had a good time working with Russell Crowe, Ron Howard and Ed Harris. It was a great cast and Russell worked really hard, doing tons of research an….

That's a great feeling to know that I'm going into a project that I have no idea what will become of that movie, but I really trust Ang Lee. And I re….

I've chosen not to live in Hollywood, and instead I live in Brooklyn, New York. It's how I like to live. I'd rather hang out with my kids and family ….

I felt for a long time that this is what I want to do so I'm happy at this point to just take my time and work on projects that I feel strongly about….

I had enough time being single to know I have no regrets about being married!.

You make mistakes as a parent. Then you wish you hadn't said that, or you wish you hadn't told them how to dress. You cringe..

Neither my husband nor I am interested in mincing words. If I break something, for example, I have to announce it. I'm a compulsive confessor..

It's so hard to keep perspective and keep things in context, and it's so easy to get distracted. This film [Shelter] reminded me how important it is ….

It [motherhood] has changed absolutely everything. I mean, it's changed my life. I think I've changed as a human being more since I've had Kai than i….

Everything changes as a mother. Yes, work has changed. The projects that I choose are even more important to me now. The world he's growing up in and….

It's funny looking at yourself. You know how it is when you look back at old pictures? It's just funny looking back at yourself walking and talking a….

Growing up, being watched from the outside... it's kind of very taxing and maybe I should just do some kind of manual labor-it might be more relaxing….

You don't want to get rid of your experiences, because they're your experiences - good or bad - and you need them, but it would be great if they were….

I don't always like my own behavior. I haven't known anyone who is perfect all the time..

I have a thing about honesty; I think it's crucial to a relationship. Otherwise, one person holds all the power. It's healthy to be straightforward, ….

I'm not one of those people who thinks they simply deserves success. I have the drive to work. Maybe that's why I've stayed on the fringe..

People who are incapable of having any kind of intimate relationship have to turn to feeling this incredible hunger and void, have to turn to some qu….