I think having my life be as private and quiet as possible is a way in which then I can go and play characters.

I love that ["Big Little Lies"] is about women coming together and making something happen very quickly, with friendship being the core of it.

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

Now my ability to notice things and respond to things and be here is far more profound. With that comes happiness, with it comes sadness, but it's a beautiful life.

We worked with Jean-Marc [Vallée] [on Big Little Lies] in terms of finding [style]. Because when you have five women, you're trying to find how they each dress and how they present themselves to the world.

I'm not drawn to stories that are just sort of fluffy. I'm just not, and I've tried to, and as a kid I was never drawn to them. I always chose complicated.

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