I love telling stories. When people interview me live I'm totally forthcoming about stories like that - as long as it's not going to be in print or recorded. It's just for whoever's in the audience. It's always been for me kind of fun and then everyone walks out of there, "She told this story about da da da" but nobody can prove it.

Show me the story. I just want to tell a story that pulls me forward.

I always loved working as an actress, but I didn't understand why I couldn't just opt out of being famous. And then I realized you can, and I think I did. And eventually, I came to understand that you can do that and also keep working.

Granted there are only seven stories in the universe. And I agree with that. But give me a great variation of those stories. And literate.

It's inconceivable to some people that that wouldn't be the sexiest thing to do in the whole world: to be a movie star, and make money, and be pampered, and whatever.

I make decisions for my life, not the other way around. Besides, when you have a kid, you must weigh everything against time with your child.

I became an actor because I couldn't not.