I don't know how in the twenty-first century we can possibly justify not showing girls things that they can aspire to, and at the same time, how can we possibly be showing boys this narrow vision of what women are and what they can be.

One thing is a fairly simple and straightforward thing. I don't long to direct. I really want to get some good parts.

I don't think male characters are as one-dimensional as female characters.

I was 16 or something. [My aunt] broadened my understanding of what women could be like and do and that there's a big world out there. So she had a huge impact on me.

I'm very competitive, I think.

Having a very complicated life, or a lot of problems, or a lot of flaws, is always great to play.

The most common occupation for women in G rated films is royalty - which is a great gig, if you can get it.