What you want, as an actor, is a great leader. I can't bear it when I work with a director who is wishy-washy and says, "What did you think?".

You have to make peace with yourself. The key is to find the harmony in what you have..

There's a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they're wearing. I'm not gonna act all ashamed of it..

Oh, I'm definitely a wild child..

I feel like personally I have more drive now than I did then probably because I care more and also because I've reached the mid-life point..

Some movies are the kind you take home with you at the end of the day, and some, you can let go..

The thing that I love about acting is the fact that I can help people feel things, know themselves or feel less alone. It's my form of expression, in….

I think I have better taste now than I did then..

I love being outside with trees and water, lying down somewhere or walking. I do transcendental meditation, which keeps me calm and steady..

There's a set of rules out there somewhere that says it all ends by 40. I hope to be able to defy that because I truly love my work..

Sometimes they come to you and it's a small role, so it's about the experience and the journey and mixing with people you know you will learn from. O….

The use of violence in movies is a subject that's worth addressing. I'm not standing on a soapbox or wagging a finger, but I'm interested in those su….

We're so afraid of death in our culture, but I think if we understand it better, then we'll appreciate the life we have more..

I had gotten to a place where I truly believed everything I was called: 'not sexy,' 'not funny,' 'too intense,' desperate.' All those labels they gav….

I'm not this dark, twisted person. Yes, I have my demons and this is my way of exorcising them. It gets them out - and better out than in..

We're all the same, we all think its better somewhere else; its better being older if you're younger - or its better being younger when we're older..

I think film is a director's medium and the good filmmakers that I like tell the darker stories. Therefore, I'm always inclined to follow people like….

I'm not happy unless I've got a little bit of fear going..

Directors are our teachers, and I'm always craving to work with a great director. They're pretty much the first thing that interests me about a proje….

Since I had children I have taken huge amounts of time off. In a way it's a really good thing, in this show business especially, to have lots of priv….

That's one of the lucky things about getting the success later on. I know how I want to dress, I know what kind of house I want to live in, I just kn….