I don't want to do anything to embarrass my family or my church because the town that I come from is so small. There are certain things that I just can't be part of because of my foundation.

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.

Is there anything better than making a kid laugh?

Whatever education I got was from experience and reading. But I also realize I wouldn't pass my friend's sixth-grade class.

I'm not lonely, and I think that has a lot to do with what's on my bedside table rather than what's in my bed.

I don't want to do anything to embarrass my family or my church because the town that I come from is so small. There are certain things that I just can't be part of because of my foundation.

For me, relationships are the real action movies. Bombs are exploding every day and the kitchen is Ground Zero.