I've always felt that an independent film is a film that almost doesn't get made.

It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways.

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.

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 never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

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

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