As human beings, it is our nature to dream about the future, but there is no future without a healthy nature. It's the common denominator that we all depend on, not just to live but to be happy. That's why we owe it to each other to make sure nature stays healthy.

I have always loved children. I've been fantasizing about motherhood since I was probably 2 ½. I loved to babysit my cousins, and nieces, you know.

As actors, you become an expert at starting over.

You win an Oscar, and immediately people ask how you feel. So you don't have time to actually feel anything because you have to generate a response. And then some of the feelings you have are so intimate and visceral, words don't really do them justice.

You fail, and then what? Life goes on. It's only when you risk failure that you discover things.

It's only when you risk failure that you discover things. When you play it safe, you're not expressing the utmost of your human experience.

I've always had an involved imagination.