I think people pick up on that. You use personal stuff and mix it all in - I definitely pull on that stuff in my acting.
I'm very driven by writing.
I think that being a mother, you would do anything for your children. Their pain is your pain; if they're in pain, you feel their pain.
I do use my body a lot, to click into a character.
The three words every woman really longs to hear: I'll clean up.
I'm so respectful of good writing. It's the blueprint for the movie. You have to have that script there because, if you don't, you're going to have problems. It's very important. It's also a gut instinct.