The man may be the head of the household. But the woman is the neck, and she can turn the head whichever way she pleases.

Anyone who ever wondered how much they could love a child who did not spring from their own loins, know this: it is the same. The feeling of love is so profound, it's incredible and surprising.

On November 15th, 2008, in over 300 cities, 4,000 children were adopted in one day.

I don't card out my screenplays ever. I just have an idea I just sit down and write I don't edit.

I feel the same way when I meet somebody in Los Angeles, because I'm from Winnipeg. I'm just a very ordinary girl that something extraordinary happened to. So, I'll go to an event and, say, stand next to Charlize Theron and be like, "Oh my God! This is incredible!" And then you get to talk to her and you find out she's a real person. She's a mom and very interesting. I'm constantly thunderstruck by people that I admire.

What I wish I had, is that I wish I was a little more Greek, in that I wish I could lose my North American driven attitude and that I could be a little bit more poetic and laissez faire.

I'd been raised by my parents who taught me not to think you're better than you are.