An actor who's a control freak, that doesn't work. We have to be malleable. We cannot come in and try to control or dominate.

Forget the past. You can never predict what the future is going to be. Live for the moment.

I love storytelling. I love stories, and I love the way in which we connect through stories.

I think actors are getting so much more power these days, but I'm not. I stay very much away from the decisions, the way in which things are orchestrated, what's been changed. I just try to stay completely in the role as the actor and as the character.

That goes against what I believe morally. That's adultery, and if I'm accused of that, no, that's not right. I have two kids who see that and remember that and judge me. It didn't happen, and it's not to be reported that way.

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

Sometimes as an actor you're struggling to make things work. That was never the case for me with [Big Little Lies script]. It just kind of flowed out.