I had gotten to a place where I truly believed everything I was called: 'not sexy,' 'not funny,' 'too intense,' desperate.' All those labels they gave me, I took them because there wasn't a trace of my true self left.

I want collaboration, but if they don't have a plan or their vision isn't clear, it's nerve-wracking. So, someone that's very sure of the vision is what you want, most of all.

You have to make peace with yourself. The key is to find the harmony in what you have.

I have a bit of a frustrated dancer in me.

Directors are our teachers, and I'm always craving to work with a great director. They're pretty much the first thing that interests me about a project.

There's a set of rules out there somewhere that says it all ends by 40. I hope to be able to defy that because I truly love my work.

If I have to produce movies, direct movies, whatever to change the way Hollywood treats older women, I'll do it. If I have to bend the rules, I will. If I have to break them, I will.