As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

You have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does.

I think there are certain actors that have that kind of energy about them, that taking over a room energy.

I think every pet lover has an appreciation for nature - I've never met an animal lover who didn't have some kind of connection to the natural world.

The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.

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

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