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

It's not good to be in a situation where people don't want to direct you or don't want to question something.

Because as an actor, I really feel you cannot judge a character. You have to totally commit to that character. And for me to totally commit to the character, I have to find those places where I understand the sequence of behavior.

Bunny boiler is now part of our language, and I'm proud of that.

When you're playing a man, you can look tired and horrible and you still look okay. As a woman, if you're tired, it's terrible. It was such a luxury not having to worry about that.

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

I've found myself getting more and more cynical about what's happening to the planet - it makes me furious.