I mean, I am still such the-good-girl. I want everybody to like me. I want everybody to be happy.

I'm not a happy person when I'm working.

From Blue Valentine I kept my wedding ring. I actually kept it on for a while. After the shooting had stopped, I was still wearing it – I couldn’t quite take it off – and now I keep it above the kitchen sink where I do dishes, as a little memento.

I did find my direction at an early age.

I mean, I am still such the-good-girl. I want everybody to like me. I want everybody to be happy.

The idea that you can get everything you want in one person is destructive, and maybe when you accept that the number is closer to 50 or 60 or 70 percent, that's when you can start to make some progress in choosing the right person.

I don't believe that life is linear. I think of it as circles - concentric circles that connect.