I feel about romance the same way I do about a vocation; it's a calling.

It feels like you're being invited into a kind of community [working with the Coen brothers].

Their way of working [the Coen brothers] is always kept pretty mysterious. I was so curious to see how they make these movies. It was just such a joy - they seem to have so much fun making their movies.

I had one line. My two larger scenes had gone fine, and then on that day I screwed up that line over and over and over again. And every time I screwed it up, they can't use the whole thing because they're only using the one shot [in Blue Jasmin]. That was my last day.

I really want to be a part of those movies that say something good to a lot of people.

I honesty feel that each film has its own particular challenges.

That is sort of the eternal question for people who go to Hollywood...what will be the straw that breaks the camel's back, and forces you to think about doing something else? When do you throw in the towel?