I was never the ingenue or the pretty girlfriend of Tom Cruise in a movie. I didn't have that career, so I don't have to compete on that level.

I've got that Irish thing going on. Lots of Irish in my background.

My kids are young and my life with them is really stimulating and really full and significant.

With 'Taxi Driver,' I had this eureka moment. I realized that acting could be much more than what I had been doing. I had to build a character that wasn't me.

Adolescence is a tough one to be a child actor.

People are always surprised when I say that I'm an atheist.

Knowing what paint a painter uses or having an understanding of where he was in the history of where he came from doesn't hurt your appreciation of the painting.