I did find my direction at an early age.

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.

It's all so personal, isn't it? It's hard to talk about work without talking about things that are personal. Work is personal. I don't want to talk about my personal life, but it's on my mind, and it's in my work.

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'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 know what 15-year-old doesn't have a desire to separate themselves from their parents and prove their independence.

I was born with a fierce need for independence.