It's actually really great to be a student and an actor, because I get to do this job that I love, then just when I think my head might explode, I get to go to school where they don't really care about what magazine cover I'm on.

It's not my job to critique the writing. I'm there to serve it. I had to figure out a way to make it work.

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

I kind of don't believe in actors directing themselves. Obviously some people have done it well, but I don't see how I could. It's funny that you ask, because I've just been thinking that maybe I'd rather direct The Bell Jar than act in it. It's a huge leap to go from a short to a feature, so I'm tentative - I'm like, Well, that's just so triple-type-A personality of you.

Theater is like going to the gym for actors.

I like analyzing human behavior. It's complex. That's what keeps me going.

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