And if there's anything movies can do in a way that I just love, and I love as an audience is, "Show me something I don't know about. Show me something I haven't seen."

I still remember the five points of salesmanship: attention, interest, conviction, desire and close.

Why I love acting is that it's totally subjective and I like that. I like that.

Right now, I love the fact that I have so many opportunities, but I know this privileged position cannot last. That doesn't mean that I'll stop working. I picture myself as an old actress doing cameos in films with people saying: "Isn't that that Bening woman?"

We want to be seen for who we really are, and each person has his own complex story and reasons for doing what they do.

I fall in love with all the people I'm working with, women, directors, everybody. As actors, that's actually one of the real pleasures of the work. You have this weird opportunity to get unnaturally close to people very quickly.

If you're an actor, you have to find a way to make peace with all the media attention.