I have, in some ways, saved characters that have been marginalized by society by playing them - and having them still have dignity and still survive, still get through it.

You guys might be surprised, but I am not Honey Boo Boo Child.

Going back and forth between the press and something like The Crucible must be really crazy and intense.

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

I'm not interested in being perfect when im older. Im interested in having a narrative. It's the narrative that's really the most beautiful thing about women.

I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well enough to really dub myself. French is really the only one, and it's a difficult thing.

I love European movies and I kind of grew up on European films.