I was really into dancing, taking six classes a week, and my real dream was to be in a Broadway show.

I think the press is doing a wonderful job of putting the pressure on the decision-makers in Hollywood to support more female directors.

I am a very strict vegetarian. ...I just really, really love animals, and I act on my values.

Why are they making rules that say my lover can stay in the United States if they're foreign or share my health care benefits because I'm straight - but if you're gay, you can't have that?

When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a living?' So I said 'He helps women get pregnant!' They called my mom and they were like, 'What exactly does your husband do?'

Pointe shoes are torture devices. I mean, ballerinas get used to it, but it was definitely a new experience for me. They feel medieval. I was very happy to stop wearing them.

If I had known my own limitations, I never would have taken the risk, and the risk led to one my greatest artistic and personal experiences.