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!

Being a working mother means that you are always disappointing somebody.

When I wear high heels I have a great vocabulary and I speak in paragraphs. I'm more eloquent. I plan to wear them more often.

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

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.

And who cares, five years down the road, what most movies made or didn't make? If it's good, it stands up.

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.