I have always tried to be a woman who protects other women. I have a sister, I have daughters, I have girlfriends, and I was raised by a feminist mother.

I dig my heels in every now and then, and think 'I'm not going to do what's expected or what people think is the right thing.' So I have a little bit of that in my personality.

I'm very much an admirer of people who are reaching for things and trying to survive.

I never like to tell people what they should take.

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

I'm drawn to the psychology of really interesting, flawed people.

For me, my storyline [in Big Little Lies] is very complicated and nuanced. [The script] was so beautifully written. It was very, very easy to play. ... I think one of the scenes is almost eight minutes.