I think most human beings, even if you're in a situation that's constricting or complicated or hard, they try to survive.

I find myself more and more interested only in roles which move the world forward.

A big part of being an actress specifically is feeling entitled to your artistic opinion, feeling that it means something, and being able to stand by it.

I really want my kids to feel, is that they can be themselves in the world.

If you're going to play a hooker in a movie, the movie has to have the perspective, of course, that it isn't such a great thing. Probably the only way to really play a hooker well is to believe you're doing something that's good. But at the same time, the movie can't have that point of view.

Someone who's 26, 27, has a very different relationship to sex than someone who's 30.

You have a right to your opinion about the work that you're doing. An artist is as equally important as the director. If you believe that, you can work in any circumstances.