I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

I spent a lot of time not in school, so I didn't have deep relationships with kids my own age.

My mom was always late. It drove me crazy as a child. So I'm always on time - or early.

I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, you're done with work.

I don't really think I have the personality. I am not very external. I don't want to dance on the table and do impressions. So I think that the way I approach it is really loving story. That's my first love - the words. The words and the story and how to create images. I guess I come at that as a director. I think that's much more in my personality to be a director, so that's kind of informed my acting.

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.

Just to set the record straight, a salary for a given on-screen performance does not include the right to invade anyone’s privacy, to destroy someone’s sense of self.