I take a jazz class and I also take just a regular exercise class with a man who gives me acupressure treatments. It's just stretching and elongating the muscles.

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is unnatural.

Everything is transient. Everything is constantly changing. The only thing we have is now.

Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.

It comes down to something really simple: Can I visualize myself playing those scenes? If that happens, then I know that I will probably end up doing it.

Box office success has never meant anything. I couldn't get a film made if I paid for it myself. So I'm not 'box office' and never have been, and that's never entered into my kind of mind set.

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and the piece, and the experiences, it only enriches your work.