Doors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you to turn the knob.

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

I haven't gotten stuck with something because I just keep going, and I keep doing different things.

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

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.

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 do believe there's good in all of us, even if it's layered over so thickly.