I never just slide through anything. I explore everything to the fullest, whether good or bad.

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.

At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that are more commonplace in life.

I regret those times when I've chosen the dark side. I've wasted enough time not being happy.

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

It was easier to do Shakespeare than a lot of modern movie scripts that are so poorly written.

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I love being a woman with men. I love having given birth.