The roles that are written for women as they grow older in theater are much richer and much more powerful.

I'm not very active politically. The causes I work on offer immediate, practical, accessible help, and politics has never meant that to me

I figured as I got older, the good roles for women would be in the theatre. So 15 years ago I started building a Broadway career to try and develop the chops to be accepted as a great theatrical actress.

One of the things I do tell young women, if they want to pursue a career in acting, is to get good stage training. It is essential to have a good basis in stage technique. You can move into film easily, and acquire more skill and more understanding, but you can't necessarily go the other way around. For women, longevity of career will very much be on stage.

My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on.

The roles that I am attracted to are women who try to do something about their lives, and not a woman who waits for some circumstance or man to come rescue her. I have no interest in that.

I don't see anything wrong with technology as long as it doesn't interfere with your life.