I always felt caged, closed in, like I was punching at things that weren't there. I always had too much energy for the room I was in.

Love - is when you wish all the best to the people you love, when you put their interests and well-being above their own. Always.

Once you have six children, you're committed.

The side of fairytales I don't like is that they always have happy endings, that there's just good and evil, and things are perfect. But life is a little more complicated, and that's what I try to teach my kids.

Working with [Robert] De Niro taught me a lot about being an actor's director.

If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do.

Cause a little trouble. It’s good for you.