I wrote a play before that and it never saw the light of day. And then I started working on this play and it came out really quickly. Eventually I got it, and I wrote a letter to Sarah Jessica Parker and she wanted to do it. So that's how it happened.

When I read "The Whole Nine Yards" I was like, 'Okay, this is a G-spot role'.

The thing I noticed about Jack was when we did a reading of the script, just to warm up.

He can't even be at a casual read and not be creating the whole thing in his mind. I remember feeling very awed about how much he still seems to be so in love with it, and so dedicated to making everything really real and really spontaneous.

If I had to give up cheese or chocolate, I'd give up chocolate in a heartbeat.

Although arguably, it's my job to dig deep whether I'm improvising or not. It's just their style. That's the way they feel like they get what they want. I mean, they're really good storytellers, so I love being in their hands.

You have to put your own oxygen mask before you put on others... It's a good metaphor for parenting