One thing I have is that I have never been afraid to expose myself in a way, and I really think I got that from my mother. That's a great gift you can give to a child, that they have confidence in their abilities.

A lot of those people aren't their best salesmen. They're the opposite of a salesperson and I think there's something attractive about that.

If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.

I've always liked clothes. I usually work very closely with the costume designer when I work on films, picking the fabrics and the clothes. And colors convey feelings. I like swatches and things like that. It makes me feel at home.

I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event

I make a list of what I have in common, and what I don't have in common, with someone I'm playing

The romance stuff is easy. A sex scene... that's hard, because you don't know what to do. Those scenes are awkward.