I haven't really had a major role in film for about 12 years. But I never stopped working in the theater. I do stuff back to back.

We're becoming so much better at destigmatizing all sorts of things, including mental illness in 'Silver Linings'.

I'm in fact Australian but my mother's English so I've got no problem playing a domineering English woman.

It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years.

I don't think they're more temperamental people now. With social media we hear a lot more about it. The nastiness you get online, there were always mean girls - always - they didn't have such a big forum as they do now. Mean girls ought to get a life, I think.

I know that Philadelphians hate New York actors passing off New York accents as Philadelphian when they are quite different.

I do have friends in Australia who now refer to me as 'Hollywood Jack.'