I dated a guy who played bad guys in movies all the time, and I think he was just a bad guy.

Sexual awareness is part of growing up. When you're growing up, you can't get away from sex.

An obsession that I've developed in my old age, is great architecture. I bought a house in New Orleans and I became quite enamored of the architecture there. It began there. I travel a lot or my work, so now, wherever I go, I wasn't to find the most beautiful church, the most beautiful museums. Anything ancient.

I don't actually go on the Internet that much.

I have been able to sniff out a phony.

The great thing about Jane Austen - the reason we're all still obsessed with her - is that she gets inside a woman's mind and she taps into our fantasies of wanting to be accepted and loved for who we are.

There's definitely a psychology to making you feel important and like you're part of the game. It's a very special quality, especially with a first-time director.