I thought 'Out of Africa' would be a beautiful ballet.

I'm really good at gymnastics, and that's about it.

I was one of seven, and we took a lot of road trips - long road trips. And this was before iPhones and iPads and DVD players in cars. I remember how novel it was when I got my own Walkman so I could listen to music.

I was the dork in high school who sang musical numbers up and down the hallways.

You know, I love traveling and I love being exposed to different cultures, but really it's the people that I've met along the way, not the places I've been, that have opened my eyes.

I come from musical theater, and a lot of musical theater is about accepting fantasy. I think it is more about just being open and accepting.

I have to say I've been lucky in that way in that I've been able to go from different films and different genres with different challenges.