I know I can act. There aren't too many other jobs I know how to do

Just because you're perfectionist doesn't mean you're perfect.

I'm Irish. I think about death all the time.

Sometimes a bit of distance can be very healthy. You can go away by yourself on a trip and come back very glad to be with your partner because you've cleared your head out of all the negativity.

I'll tell you one thing: Don't ever give anybody your best advice, because they're not going to follow it.

When it's over for a woman, it's over. You're not getting an appeal.

The stage has a certain discipline. But the ultimate standard is more exacting in film, because you have to see yourself and you are your own toughest critic.