I think male roles are generally much better written. So for actresses, we're always dealing with trying to inject a role with more truth than the writer possibly had in mind.

A lot of really good directors have a killer in them, as if they'd do anything to get that image. But that comes with the terrain and I don't mind it.

Most women seem to be required to pit themselves against men in dramatic situations, and the men got to pit themselves against ideas or God.

This might be the first generation where kids are dying at a younger age than their parents and it's related primarily to the obesity problem.

My Brilliant Career was beautifully directed, but I had a bit of trouble with myself in it. It was a silly script, based on a book this 16-year-old girl wrote.

I think male roles are generally much better written. So for actresses, we're always dealing with trying to inject a role with more truth than the writer possibly had in mind.

Anybody who has curly hair knows you don't want it to be brushed out because it becomes a never-ending tangle.