One in three women may suffer from abuse and violence in her lifetime. This is an appalling human rights violation, yet it remains one of the invisible and under-recognized pandemics of our time.

[As a producer] [Big Little Lies] is the stories of women that I know, and it was a way in which we could go to other women and say, "Here's a great role. There's five great roles here. They're all complicated. They all deserve to be told, and are you interested?" And that is rare.

Vengeance is just a lazy form of grief.

I'm reserved. I'm more of an introvert than an extrovert.

It's the warmest, loveliest community I've ever set foot in. For me, it's the perfect place to live. It's the best part of America.

I think when you're in a relationship where you really care for the other person, when they achieve their dreams it's better than when you do yourself.

I find trying to solve problems and save lives is far more important than my film career.