I've played a heroin addict and a speed freak and dark characters throughout my career.

All of [motherhood] surprised me. It surprised me from the very first second I saw Jack. I'd believed that my pregnancy was a condition. It never computed. And there he was. Everyone made fun of me because I stared at him for months and months, not being able to believe he was real.

When you read a book as a child, it becomes a part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does.

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.

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

There are assumptions made about the way you look. I'm always surprised when people don't think I'm smart.

The best thing about modern living is anaesthesia.