It's very, very rare in this business [moviemaking] where a script lands on your lap ready to go.

One of my passions is to meet people and then imitate them. I love doing that.

Marty [Scorsese] knows that when an improvised moment comes out of a real situation, it's gonna have more life and more going on than anything you can imagine and that's how the character can become the story

That's an inspiration for all women to see a woman thinking and moving differently from those around her.

I watch a lot of Turner Classic movies. But I don't do private screenings. I don't have the old school, reel to reel projectors. I do have a big screen TV, though.

(Acting) certainly comes-100 percent-from the need to be loved. Any actor who says this isn't true is lying.

It was invaluable to have a dear friend who you have known for over a decade, be a partner in a film like Titanic. To have somebody that talented to work against, who's also your friend and who you know you have the best intentions for and vice versa, and who you intrinsically trust to give you their forthright honest opinion about what we're both doing - all that's something you can't really buy.