I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's why I was out the door as soon as I turned 18.

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.

I like playing characters who are out there on the edge, where they can explode at any moment or fall off the precipice.

Once I started on 'Frances' I discovered it was literally a bottomless well. It devastated me to maintain that for eighteen weeks, to be immersed in this state of rage for twelve to eighteen hours a day. It spilled all over, into other areas of my life.

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

At certain times you really feel as though you have to do something.

There are no explanations, there are no answers.