I think what's great about that relationship between an actor and a Director is you have to really blow away all your thing, the safety things that you put up.

As a performer, I don't like to play the same thing over and over. I like to play it and let it go and move on. That's also why television hasn't really been something that I've done.

The truth is, after Boys Don't Cry, I realized how few and far between the great roles are. I am beyond thankful for finding Million Dollar Baby.

My most annoying question is "Hilary, are you ever going to play a pretty girl?"

The idea of playing a character for even two years, to me feels claustrophobic - only because I want to play a lot of different people.

Few people know this about me, but I love baking pies.

I wake up so full of life and feeling so alive and so full of joy when I get to go to a set and tell a story. I just - I couldn't imagine not having that, and what a gift it's been in my life.