When I dress up, I have to have a lot of help. I was in a T-shirt until a few minutes ago.

I really don't think about my career, in terms of planning it out and what any role does for me.

An actor gives voice to the many multitudes that we all contain. That's why we love the movies, why we love TV shows: we watch different people portray an aspect of ourselves, maybe even one we don't like.

I think I've gone through my life with the understanding that you've got to let go and you can't think that you're going to control your destiny.

It's funny: By putting up walls, you think you're protecting yourself, but you get to live less. You're depriving yourself of so much if you're trying to be too aware of what you're putting out there. If you feel someone breaking those walls down, let them. Those are the people that you need to find in life, rather than people that you're just comfortable with.

What I really mean is that actors do the interview process because they have to. It's a good bargain: If I can do this part then I'll sell it. I just wish it wasn't me who had to do it because it feels very unnatural.

There's nothing stronger than a woman protecting her child