Collaboration is necessary for making great art. Everybody has a perspective on what they think or feel the material should ultimately look like when it hits the screen.

I want to raise my children in a safe country. I want to help the children in the world who do not feel safe. I know what it feels like to feel unsafe. We need to do way better. Our country needs to do better.

I can tell you it makes a big difference to have a director who is collaborative. What motivates a character in my mind could be completely different from what the director's thinking. You have to have those conversations ahead of time and throughout the process. It affects the performance.

I love shoes. I am a shoe fanatic. I have a special closet in my home just for my shoes.

I've seen some great write ups and I emailed her the other night because I saw her on an awards show recently.

I'm a self-made woman. I've never compromised myself.

I would love to have the ability to see inside everyone's heart before I heard them speak or even saw their faces.