It's been very important for me to follow my gut or my heart, or whichever organ you want to go by.

As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.

If someone puts up $100 million on a movie, they're gonna be concerned about whether they'll get it back. So they're not gonna make a movie about three girls, you know?

There's been a slow death in a way. On the positive side, there are films getting into the Academy Awards that wouldn't have, but on the negative side, financiers are now dominant and making all the decisions. I can't count the ways a director's vision is compromised.

I tried to do the commercial thing. But I don't want to keep shoving Twinkies down everyone's throat. People are hungry for something of more substance.

I see my job as an actor to be as good a channel as I can be. Acting is a gift, and I have respect for it.

The world is full of guys. Be a man. Don't be a guy