Independent films have a very different cachet than success films.

I love my work, but there is no price you can put on what you miss when you are away from your kids.

Sometimes I think opposable thumbs were invented so teenage girls could use text messaging.

Americans have an interesting conundrum, a black and white line: You're on one side or the other of Puritanism or licentiousness. But that gray area where people abide, between their ears or on the Internet, needs to be fleshed out more in terms of permission granted. I think a lot of women are contained within the parentheses of shoulds and role-play. It's all about entitlement and history. It's all about upper-body strength - and exacting your will.

I try not to be overly analytical.

I feel like I'm the most forgiven actress I can think of, probably because of this short memory people have!

You really can't take a cat and turn it into a dog, or try and get lemons off an apple tree, or what have you.