I had a number of great teachers and the ones that really were the strongest influences on me were women. They were really, really smart and interesting women.

Interestingly, young people don't come to you for advice. Especially the ones who are related to you.

I feel like I run a business although I haven't one. It's planning, planning, and planning.

You can have a perfectly horrible day where you doubt your talent... Or that you're boring and they're going to find out that you don't know what you're doing.

I guess a normal woman would find it extremely enjoyable to wear fancy clothes. For me, I didn't enjoy it. It felt like a straight jacket.

My mother was someone that walked into a room and lit it up. She made friends easily and she communicated her enthusiasms with great joy. I always wanted to be more like my mother than I am. I loved and admired her very deeply.

I have four to five months, tops!, per year to give to my acting work.