Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do.

With the hugely talented women I've worked with or observed, it's not a question about temperament or ego; it's a question about getting it right. If they've got a reputation for being difficult it's usually because they just don't suffer fools.

I think everybody wants to connect. There is nothing worse than feeling disconnected. And stories that really move people and make people care are the ones where they feel some sort of connection.

I don't have the body or the face for romantic comedies, so I've never been offered those. The challenge is that a lot of people see you only as your last character, so you're constantly competing with whatever your last movie was.

There's something about a catharsis that is very important.

I think having pets helps sensitize people to the natural world.

It puts you in a kind of a strange situation where everybody is looking at every little thing you do.