I think fun is an important part of the entertainment industry, and it should be. Anybody who's not incorporating some of that into their work needs to take a break, go away, and have an attitude adjustment.

Well, I didn't really admit that I anywhere until my daughter started school and I knew I couldn't pull up and leave when I felt like it.

I think a lot of the time, the studio system is so compelled to kowtow to its fear that women are not going to be found sympathetic. It just sort of euthanizes any hope of more diverse examples of the emotional realities of people. Representing my gender, I think, "Well, I have those emotions, why don't those ever get brought to the screen so I can feel recognized?"

I've always had this unresolved desire to prove that I could get a Ph.D., or contribute something else to the world.

Well, I can fake my way around some things, but I don't think I would be good at betting.

I wish I could always look like I've just finished a really good laugh.

So now I'm left with cigarettes, and I'm trying to scrape that off my shoe and then I'll be done.