Working with Bernardo Bertolucci was one of the greatest highlights of my whole life. It was such an incredible opportunity for me.

I feel so blessed that I have a job where I can spend long periods of time with my family. Most moms don't have that choice. But wearing so many hats - mother, wife, actress - does take hard work; you always have to be thinking about your family's best interests.

Beauty is not defined by the size of your jeans.

Oh, my God, this amazing cool breeze is coming through my window and the sun is shining. I'm happy.

Working with Bernardo Bertolucci, director of Stealing Beauty was my first experience of being able to communicate with someone whom I'd think of as a mentor, who'd ask me my opinion and trust me, and believe in me and allow me to do the things that I wanted to do. The film itself was also rare in terms of character most of the scripts I've read are the story of some man, and there might be a love interest or a big woman's part.

My diary is a disaster...I can't spell at all...I'll spell the same word completely differently in the same sentence.

I would rather share one lifetime with you than face all the ages of this world alone.