The interesting thing about acting is using all your own stuff and having some kind of personal catharsis while you're working.

I always like [while filming] to have a sense of what led this person to this point.

I guess I have a strong constitution.

I don't think I've played a lot of crazy people.

I guess I've never really had a great desire to be a leading lady, or be seen as an ingenue.

I talked with [ Blair Macon] a lot. I always like to come up with it - sometimes the filmmaker is not into it at all.

I feel like any actor should always be thinking about how to serve the story. The thing to be cautious of is trying to make too much of your "moment," or whatever. The story is a lot bigger than you, and you're there to help it along. The thing to think about is whether what you're doing is true to the moment and where the story's going, rather than going, "Here are my scenes. What can I try and do to make the most of them?"