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.

Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.

I like to play smart, three-dimensional women. I also like to play roles where the women are a little crazy. I just have a feel for crazy people.

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.

Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility.

When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up.

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.