Don't we want to escape our real world and go into something larger than that, simpler than that, more beautiful or darker?

Success is not important to me, nor are power or money. If the script feels good, then I'm in. It's that simple.

I lost you when you left me to find yourself.

When I was a teenager, if anyone recognized me for anything I did, it would ruin my day. I couldn't handle it. It was some sort of neurotic phobia. I guess I was paranoid that people would treat me differently, or in an unfair way, because of my job.

When I arrived at Columbia, I gave up acting and became interested in all things French. French poetry, French history, French literature.

Everyone has a unique perspective and that's valid. Everyone's perspective is valid. That doesn't mean that everyone has the same degree of skill level as an entertainer, but skill isn't the only important thing. It's also what kind of perspective and feelings you're bringing to it.

So to compare your real life, or your partner or lover or whoever to a character in a movie, you're setting yourself up for disappointment. They don't map.