You get yourself out there and you work hard, and you hope that word of mouth carries and one day somebody will actually step up to the plate and say, 'I believe that you can do this.'

I've never been the kind of actress that just likes to show up and say my lines. I'm fascinated by what the crew does.

We just need to put our foot down. This is a good time for us to bring this to a place of fairness, and girls need to know that being a feminist is a good thing. It doesn't mean that you hate men. It means equal rights. If you're doing the same job, you should be compensated and treated in the same way.

At least I know that one film-maker in my career has had the initiative to come to me and thought of me as being capable of doing interesting and complicated work, and so I have a new-found belief that other film-makers will see me in a different way, the way that Patty did.

I think we're at a time where people just want to join together and cause change. People don't want to live like this any more.

I think that women find their strength and power in their sexuality, in their sensuality within, [through] getting older and being secure within that.

[If you want to] ask the question what is beautiful? It's the life that you lead. It's the life that all women lead.