When people ask me what my dream role would be, I tell them that it's to play someone very dark. Very dark - like someone involved in the drug world or some other criminal venture. Maybe someone who's delusional or not all there or just not well. I really hope I can do that one day.

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

You can never tell what the public will think! But when something goes well and is well-received, it's a great surprise!

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.

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 have been able to sniff out a phony.

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.