The truth for me is that I've been doing independent film since the get-go, so that's a big passion of mine, but the big ones are really fun, too. I like my world to be eclectic.

I think Andrew Stanton is such an amazing, creative mind.

The way that I work is very specific, very thorough, and the process has to be totally clear.

In my career, I've really wanted to sort of be a morpher and not show my own identity.

I can't really connect with things unless they are spiritual in nature, so I have to make acting spiritual for myself, and each role a spiritual journey for me.

They're really competitive at drama in Texas.

My family are very, very religious in Texas. They're Southern Baptists. I left to go to New York when I was 17 and I realised I wasn't Southern Baptist. That's not how I am inclined.