If you watch a film from beginning to end, with no women in it, it's really difficult.

I eventually want to come back to Canada, to disappear, have nobody know me, and just be a writer and do what I want to do.

I don't know why, but the warmth and the comfort of flickering light help. And a fire, in the fireplace or on the beach, is very comforting. I think when you make something consistent and familiar, it helps. I light candles every single night in my home.

That's what happens in Hollywood. People are like, 'I want to hate you, because everyone else seems to love you.' But the reality is this: I'm a simple person who's not interested in attention and who just wants to go about her business.

Outside of acting, the person that I admire the most is my mother.

Even though I'm resting I'm accomplishing something by sewing that shirt that I've been meaning to sew for weeks. And it's relaxing. It's so very meditative and quiet and enjoyable. But at least I'm producing something. I'm being productive in some way. I have a very hard time being completely idle.

I enjoy the idea that even though I'm resting, I'm accomplishing something by reading a book.