We need more points of view from women and we need more support for female directors and writers in the industry.

Every time you fail, you learn more.

You know, it's recently come into focus for me why I want to be an actor: It's because of the connection I feel to people.

Maybe that's because there are so few women lobbyists; if they're there, it's for something they strongly believe in, not just for financial gain.

We need more points of view from women and we need more support for female directors and writers in the industry.

One comment by a female lobbyist really shocked me. She said, "Washington is a contact sport." I asked, "What do you mean by that?" And she just said, "Well, it's all men - and they're very contact-y. They touch a lot." Women say that's just part of the game.

No matter what the characters you play, you have to find the differences in them, especially when you are doing a political movie.