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'm not a natural ocean person. I married into a family of swimmers, and I've slowly been drawn into the sea.

When I hear that somebody's difficult, I think, Oh, I can't wait to work with them.

I don't like public venues. I never know what to wear.

I've often been mistaken for Meryl Streep, although never on Oscar night.

All great art comes from a sense of outrage.

There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of ostentatious showing of wealth.