I always feel like I can't do it, that I can't go through with a movie. But then I do go through with it after all.

As there begins to be less time ahead of you, you want to be exactly who you are, without making it easier for everyone else.

I separated myself in Prada because I didn't want to have fun. They were all having a lot of fun - Emily Blunt and Stanley Tucci - and they were a little coterie of laughs.

What makes you different or weird, that's your strength.

You just have to keep on doing what you do. It's the lesson I get from my husband; he just says, Keep going. Start by starting.

The work itself is the reward, and if I choose challenging work, it'll pay me back with interest. At least I'll be interested, even if nobody else is.

Put blinders on to those things that conspire to hold you back, especially the ones in your own head.