A huge part of real love is constant forgiveness.

Ismail Merchant was just the most seductive, passionate, outrageous, driven, genius of a man.

What's so fascinating about people is what they don't show. People are masters at it; usually actors show too much.

So I'm always inspired by my fellow actors. And that's kind of a constant for me. I have huge respect for our profession and our craft. And I seek in my work to create connections, first for me with the character and then the character with the other actors, and then ultimately, all of us together connecting with the audience in a way that sometimes is subliminal, even.

I've distilled everything to one simple principle: win or die!

We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women. Some were by the survivors. I also got to talk to some of the women who had been in the camp, survivors.

Taking power away from a man is a dangerous thing. Someone always pays.