And it took to "The Devil Wears Prada" to play someone tough, who had to make hard decisions, who was running an organization, and sometimes that takes making tough decisions for a certain kind of man to empathize. That's the word - empathize. Feel the story through her. And that's the first time anybody has ever said that they felt that way.

Chris Cooper is one of my favorite actors in the world. I've seen him in most everything he's done.

My job is usually to express emotion as freely as possible.

I would never say don't do acting [to my kids], because I think it is a glorious profession and I am so thankful for everything it has let me express.

I have a very good life - I'm lucky enough not to be deprived.

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.

It's very humbling to imagine somebody else's really life and their pain ... It's my drug.