I just want to be nominated; beggars can't be choosers.

When you know psychologically what [characters] are feeling, then that plays out on how you dress a lot of times.

As a woman now, I want to share things. I have girlfriends in their twenties, and I say, "Ask me anything. You can learn from the things I did wrong, and you can learn from the things you think I'm doing right. Take whatever you want and make it your own."

If I were a strategically minded person, I think I would have a far different career.

The thing I'm not good with is mediocrity, when someone isn't really trying to reach something.

As an actor timing is important, especially as a mother with small children, so a lot is chance.

I always try to push through fear. I won't be crippled by it. People say, "Oh you take such risks", or "You're brave." And I'm like, 'Well, if you knew - inside I'm really frightened!' But the way people navigate fear and pain is fascinating... The more you feel, the stronger the pain. And the more you engage in life, the more you have to lose.