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

I always had a larger view. I'm interested in real life - my family, my friends. I have tried never to define myself by my success, whatever that is. My happiness is way beyond roles and awards.

I graduated high school and I didn't have a skill set and I didn't want to go to college. I needed a job.

I grew up as a Mormon, and that had more of an impact on my values than my beliefs. I'm afraid I will always feel the weight of a lie. I'm very hard on myself anyway. Religious guilt carries over too. You can't really misbehave without feeling badly about it. At least, I can't.

I'm pretty Sicilian if I've been crossed. I don't seek revenge, but I never forget. And I make it hard to repair, which is not a great quality because if people held me to that standard, no one would be around me - ever.

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.

If you're not excited by it, why do you do it?