I have a hard time getting motivated to do something that seems like a career move. I've gotten into vague trouble with my agents for turning down work that I thought was exploitative.

I had started off, before I ever got an acting job, working at Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions as a reader. I was always interested in that side of the camera.

I had been looking for a New York apartment, but I said, Why not give LA a go?

Once you've found something you know how to do, it makes you feel you don't have to be intimidated by someone.

My father taught me how to substitute realities.

I assume that if people get to know me, they'll like me. If they don't, it's not my problem.

The name game is frustrating. Agents will say, They love you, but they're going to offer it to Julia Roberts first.