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.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children.

What I love about photography, and it's the same thing I love about acting, really, is that it forces you, like, right into the moment, where you can't be distracted, where you can't be, like, thinking about other things or ahead of yourself or behind yourself.

If I didn't have children I'd be a much better actress. I wouldn't be so distracted. I could pour 100 percent of my energies into it, to promote the investigation which acting is.

All through life I've harbored anger rather than expressed it at the moment.

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something about yourself, but it doesn't reveal your own personal story.

It's easy to judge, to think we know for certain the right thing to do. Sometimes, it just isn't so clear.