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.

I stopped trying to chase the perfect place to be, and realized the perfect place is with your loved ones and your closest friends, around the dinner table, over a good meal, talking about the past year and the year to come and things that you want to change in your life. You hear their stories and talk about things you'd like to see happen in the world. That's what we do.

I love to travel. I'm a curious person.

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.

Oh, the Places You'll Go!,' by Dr. Seuss, is still one of my favorite books ever.

My relaxation has always been my animals - going to the dog park with them, going to the beach.

I'm very glad that [the death penalty] hasn't existed for many years in the U.K.