Really, it [the Waitress] was a story about believing in yourself ultimately, and caring enough about yourself to change your life.

Adrienne [ Shelly] had 100 per cent control over this movie [ Waitress] as a director. She didn't just write it, direct it and act in it, she was the creative force behind everything, from the jokes down to the expressions.

Sometimes it's the smallest decisions that can change your life forever.

I don't think I ate a green vegetable until I was 30. I didn't grow up with a mom who enforced that at all.

Acting is a strange profession, and, yes, sometimes I struggle with its worth, its value in the world.

Maybe I’m old, but to me, ‘going out’ means going out to dinner. It’s about the conversation: someone recognizing your intellect, the charm of flirting, and really speaking to somebody.

Freddie [Highmore] is great in the movie [August Rush]. It comes out this Fall and I play a young cellist, a prodigy, who is touring and doing concerts. She's very young and has a one-night fling with an Irish rocker, played Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who is also a really talented musician.