My life is good because I am not passive about it. I invest in what is real. Like real people, to do real things, for the real me.

I really wanted my creams to feel luxurious and have a beautiful finish, and it's harder to do that with natural ingredients.

As you get older, you choose friends based on not only what feels resonant and warm but if they're bringing something to your life. My women friends are incredibly intelligent. There's no posturing, no competition. Especially in Los Angeles, I see pockets of friends who are very competitive, and I think, What is the point? I would rather be alone in bed with a book than have a girlfriend who is like that.

[Moses] is obsessed with hip-hop and wanted a gold chain like his uncle Jay-Z.

I was having such a hard time when I made Sylvia. I gave everything I had for that role. It's one or two or three things I'm most proud of in terms of my work. But it was very dark.

I try to do things where I'm going to feel challenged in some way. I only really do one movie a year.

You know, I use organic products, but I get [laser treatments]. It's what makes life interesting, finding the balance between cigarettes and tofu.