How you first meet the public is how the industry sees you. You can't argue with them. That's their perception.

We are who we're going to be when we're very old, and when we're very old we are who we were when we were 8.

I'm thrilled when I get nominated. I don't count how many and I don't remember how many I've had. I just know it's a lot.

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 a lot to say about the world, clearly. I can't put together a clear sentence about it all, but through the work I can say what I think.

You have been told that Real Life is not like college, and you have been correctly informed. Real Life is more like high school.

Sometimes with my children, I remember exactly how I felt as the child in this situation, not just how it feels to be me.