I think that we need to look at ourselves and look at the way women perpetuate misogyny. Because at a certain point you can't blame other people for things in your life. I've felt that most of the misogyny I've witnessed in my life - a lot of it, yes, it comes from men, but most of it professionally has come from other women.

Well, it's difficult to fall in love with a character when you just read the pilot. You don't really know who the character is.

Everything, I think, about acting is based on imagination.

What you feel is important may not be what the director feels is important.

You always fear, when you're making a movie that has a moral to the story, that people are going to reject the idea of being taught a lesson...

I certainly hope I'm not still answering child-star questions by the time I reach menopause.

One thing I noticed after being down in Mississippi for the shoot was that words like "God" and "Jesus" are used all the time, but they're not specifically referring to Jesus. It's sort of this accepted phraseology for love, or spirituality, or whatever it is you personally believe in.