Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

As an actor you don't control the end result. Because you're a director, you get to control the end result. I think for us, we really have to show up and participate and give. And then let go.

I don't really celebrate fame because I get enough attention.

I look at everything I’ve done critically - but I think that’s the job of an actor. If you ever sit on your laurels or think that you’re good - in a way, I don’t then think you’re pushing yourself.

I've always been somebody on a journey of discovery.

I kept looking for happiness, and then I realized: This is it. It's a moment, and it comes, and it goes, and it'll come back again. I yearn for things, but at the same time I'm just peaceful.

Violence against women is an appalling human rights violation. But it is not inevitable. We can put a stop to this.