For me, acting was always a way to explore emotions - to dip into the well and really try to reach rock bottom down there. That was the most exciting part of it. I hadn't found anything that really allowed me to do that until I came upon acting.

Digital doesn't interest me. It's too many steps removed from the actual tactile thing. I still read books. I don't read online.

I worked on my voice for 'Sweet Dreams' but only to match my speaking voice to Patsy's actual singing voice. That was my way into that character.

There are no explanations, there are no answers.

Don't be absent from your own life.

When you think about it there's never really been a realistic exposition of Hollywood, I mean - from the inside - showing Hollywood what it can do, what it has done, to people.

TV is sort of the only way to go for an actress my age to make a decent salary; with independent films, you just can't.