I was happy when I read the script [The Bourne Ultimatum ] - the first version they sent me - to see that before, there's some humanity too.

My grandmother took me to a lot of theater. I was exposed to performance quite a bit - everything from Broadway to off-Broadway and dance and music as well. I was very lucky that way. It was a very rich childhood.

I’ve really turned a corner recently in terms of not taking work too seriously, so it is much easier for me to not take my work home.

With film, so much is in the director's hands. Once something is cut together - unless you're in the editing room - you don't really remember what the alternatives are.

I like a director that encourages me to be playful. I don't really like being restricted or controlled by a director.

The thing with the Bourne movies is that they're so big in scope and the production value is so high and it takes so much organization.

I really like Shakespeare a lot. The characters that he writes for females, I think, are really great and a lot more compelling than what modern writers write, which is weird because they didn't have actresses then.