When I'm in Canada, I feel this is what the world should be like.

I grew up with a deep belief that wherever our troops fought, they were on the side of the angels.

This toxic striving for perfection is a female thing. How many men obsess about being perfect? For men, generally, good enough is good enough.

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.

When I was in my 40s was I simply produced my own movies because no one offered me anything. But certainly after 50 it's hard for a woman, which is why television is such a welcoming thing.

I love films that make you feel good when you come out and, in my opinion, there's not enough of them these days.

When you're an older woman [in a movie] you tend to be in - how did you put it? You're the brunt of the joke.