[On Lisa Kudrow:] She's like the best kind of jazz there is. You don't know what note she's going to hit and it's always a surprise.

Even in the first world, expectations are not as high for women as they are for men. We get that message subtly, but in the third world, it isn't subtle. Girls are isolated and encouraged not to talk to one another.

Any idiot can be brave, but courage is about knowing what's at stake, and moving forward anyway.

Fame is also a test of character at times... Sometimes I pass the test; sometimes I'm a pain in the ass. Sometimes I'm like, Oh, God! I just want to buy some tampons!

And the insidious thing is that people will either see a movie because it did well last weekend or won't see it because it didn't do well.

I love what you might call brutal elegance. Where form and function are really obvious. There is nothing easily broken in this house.

Women are socialized to be nice, to be docile. I call it 'shrink to fit': Shrink yourself to fit what others expect of you.