I was the punk outsider who nobody messed with. I was fearless. At 16, I graduated and moved out.

I've learned a lot from Clint [Eastwood], who's an extremely economical director.

People have two sides, a good side and a bad side, a past, a future. We must embrace both in someone we love.

We have a choice about how we take what happens to us in our life and whether or not we allow it to turn us. We can become consumed by hate and darkness, or we're able to regain our humanity somehow, or come to terms with things and learn something about ourselves.

I'm very happy and very excited when my adrenalin is going.

I love doing lesbian love scenes. Before I did my lesbian scenes in Gia, I talked to actresses who said love scenes are easier with another woman than a man. Bound's Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly said they'd lie there and discuss the sale at Barney's between takes.

I went through what I imagine thousands of other women have felt. I told myself to stay calm, to be strong, and that I had no reason to think I wouldn't live to see my children grow up and to meet my grandchildren.