What's totally terrifying is that, unlike a musician who has a musical instrument, or a painter that's got a canvas and a brush, acting is us. Our energy, our soul, our spirits. And it's so hard because it's so vul­nerable. You're exposing everything.

I think the Internet and technology in general has changed everything. We can see it overseas even more with the Arab Spring and so forth.

If I can change, anybody can change.

Magazines, books, novels, TV, internet, movies - all of those things is what creates our consciousness.

An exercise outfit helps because it sets this time apart from the rest of your day and makes it matter more.

Some people are surprised that the Republicans are waging a war on women, or that they voted against equal pay for women. I'm not surprised at all. In some ways, it may be a good thing. They're defending the patriarchy, which is a wounded beast! And wounded beasts are always dangerous.

I feel like when I was an adolescent, and felt so unworthy of love and so empty, I moved outside of myself.