With success comes more responsibility, a larger size of existence, which is uncomfortable.

Even in my dreams of being an actor, my dream was not in the celebrity. My dream was in the work that I wanted to do.

I've always had an involved imagination.

There's always a sense of newness with acting, because every role, you come to every role fresh.

As human beings, what makes us able to empathize with people is a connection that is not necessarily understood mentally.

It's in understanding yourself deeply that you can lend yourself to another person's circumstances and another person's experience.

I can speak of actors that I love. I love Cate Blanchett, Viola Davis, her tenacity. I love Charlize Theron. She's so surprising and so exhilarating, the kinds of projects she takes on. Marion Cotillard as well.