Theres a difference between solitude and loneliness

There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is nothing to match that.

I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad.

It's easy to get bogged down in bad news.

Listen, I must be 110 by now. Granny is going to kick the bucket at some point.

Alan Rickman was such a terrific actor, and that was such a terrific character that he played. And it was a joy to be with him. We used to laugh together because we ran out of reaction shots. They were always - when everything had been done and the children were finished, they would turn the camera around and we'd have to do various reaction shots of amazement or sadness and things. We used to say we'd got to about number 200-and-something and we'd run out of knowing what to do when the camera came around on us. But he was a joy.

My kids are really learning everything from scratch. It's our job to be their tour guides and camp counselors and orientation people. That's a weird responsibility, especially in a world that feels as good as it feels bad.