I don't really care if people like a character ornot; I think in life we don't always like everybody. But you haveto be able to understand them.

At one point, 'feminist' became a pejorative term. How did that happen? If you're a feminist, you're basically saying you're a humanist.

I hope this brings someone else the courage they need to face whatever challenge is before them.

Men aren't asked about their children.

Comedy is ridiculously hard. And if the rhythm is not right, if the music or the line is not right, it's not funny.

I don't consider myself very brave in any sense. I'm interested in this kind of behavior. My job is to try to make it realistic and emotionally resonant. That's the most challenging thing, to bring emotional resonance to what you do as an actor.

I read a lot, I always read. I like to be inside a story. When I started acting, even in high school, it sort of felt like that's as close as you can get to being inside a book, and I feel that way even with movies more so, because you've kind of created this imaginary world, and everybody is colluding to create it.