Sometimes I have these abstract ideas and then lose track of myself.

Even after such milestones as Kathryn Bigelow winning an Oscar, there still seem to be few women in leadership roles.

As an actor, you're only one little piece of the puzzle; you're fulfilling someone else's vision. If you're involved earlier on, you're kind of creating your own.

In my worst moments, I try to think about loving instead of hating. Creation versus destruction, know what I'm sayin'?

The exercise in theater is night after night you are doing the same play, but you have another opportunity to explore. It changes nightly even because of the audience and your day going into the evening of the performance. With film it's much more controlled.

It's fun to stay at the Y! M! C! A!

We can become very short-sighted in terms of objectives. The first thing to go during times of economic crisis and budget cuts is funding for things that are essential and not-quantifiable, like the arts. Save Big Bird