There is a need, especially right now in America, to be a bit provocative.

I have a couple of girlfriends who are like healing. We take care of each other. They know when I need to be taken care of.

Acting is really important to me, so I think it would be really hard for me to do something I didn't believe in.

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.

I said to Ramona [my daughter] once ... you should never look yourself up on the Internet. It's something I've learned.

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 was thinking about how people were upset about the information that came out from Snowden about the NSA - many people were upset, including myself. But I was kind of surprised by how little we did about it - how little fighting we did.