I've stood up to producers before, and even a director. I saw them being abusive. A lot of people on the set are scared to say stuff when they're not being treated right.

I thought Hillary Clinton was remarkably elegant and intelligent and focusing on the issues even though her opponent was trying to bring the talk always to vulgar, low levels. Even his presence was bullying, was lurking, and was just mainly creepy.

Your relationship with your husband should be an important part of your private life, but publicly you should be able to define yourself.

Actually I want to scare away method actors because it's a pain. It's like, 'Come on, what are you doing? It's not real. What are you doing? Oh, you're really brooding. Okay, good. Go to your trailer. I'll see you in an hour.'

I really hate being self-conscious—and being conscious of being self-conscious

It's horrible to be a sex object at any age, but at least when you're an adult you can make the decision if you want to degrade yourself.

I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there.