Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother.

Here's the thing - you can't be careful about what you pick because what looks like on paper is going to be a great script has often turned out to be a disaster, so there's no way to know what's going to work or to pick the right thing.

I'm just going to live my life and be who I am.

I've learned my tricks. I know what I like. I do not wait around. I initiate. And I'm not all about frequency - I favor intensity.

In Monster's Ball I went nude, which was scary, but I took the chance and that's how I like to approach my career.

If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money.

I'd like to be able to use Storm's powers for good, like have it rain more in Southern California. We could do with it.