Well, life is dark. We live in a very dark world. When they call them "dark films" it annoys me, because they're very real stories. They're stories I have seen or experienced or witnessed, and coming from that place, that is the hope of humanity.

The fabric of my life is under my skin; [but] it's definitely not something that comes up in a conscious way when I read material. I have an incredible relationship with my mom, so I'm fascinated by mothers who do not have that. But I've never done anything that resembled my life. People always jump to that conclusion, and I wish life were that simple, but it's not.

I've always known I wanted a family.

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.

I like being a cog in a wheel. I like being a small aspect of a much bigger thing, and I think my interest in that takes the pressure of myself.

I tend to ... if I decide to do a job, want to be able to trust my director...

Blade Runner was an incredibly influential movie, in terms of the way that it envisioned what the future was going to look like.