It's cute how I used to think this 'barely holding it together' feeling was temporary.

I feel like I've got it together when things are going well with my family.

As an actress you're perpetually about to be unemployed. That fear - when you have two parents who worked 9-to-5 jobs and went through periods of being unemployed - is real. Those were not welcome times in my childhood. Working 14 hours a day isn't sustainable, but I prefer it to doing fewer films. I might as well be doing the thing that I wanted to do my whole life.

I'm constantly playing this game in my head where I'm thinking, 'Can this quote be pared down and misinterpreted?' It doesn't matter what outlet I'm talking to and how comprehensive the interview is, because I have to think in terms of, 'Right, but 'People' magazine could just take this one quote and take it out of context.'

I think a good script is a rare thing, and I think no matter who you are you have to fight for the good ones.

I get really excited every time there's a female character who is really strong because a lot of females in film are really soft.

The consummate gentleman on the planet today is George Clooney, who never fails to go the extra mile for people. Every person matters to George.