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.

I knew that my newfound activism and feminism was going to improve my acting, because I was seeing things not just in very narrow, individual, kind of Freudian terms, but seeing them in a much broader, societal way that was going to deepen and enrich my talent.

Declare a truce and accept food as a life-giving friend.

You shouldn't give up. For a while, you have to stay close to the wall and be careful who you spend time with and take care of yourself.

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

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.

Teach girls to read and to work at something where they can bring home money - and the entire balance of power shifts.