You can't play history and you can't play historical characters. You just have to reduce it to the ordinary.

Being a mom myself and it being a huge and important part of who I am, made it easier for me to play the role of a strong, fierce, giving mom...

As an actor, I usually have to find something to love about my character in order to play her.

We all have a dark side. Most of us go through life avoiding direct confrontation with that aspect of ourselves, which I call the shadow self. Theres a reason why. It carries a great deal of energy.

I love characters that are very layered and complex. It's more exciting and different than any simple role- plus, I love a good challenge.

Pretend and real are all real to a psychopath.

When you eliminate vanity from an art form, and I would think that this would be any art form, what is left is an opportunity to be incredibly naked and truthful.