These different people that I play become the loves of my life.

Sometimes your mistakes are you biggest virtues. You learn so much from the mistake. Those things that you think are the worst thing that's happening to you can somehow turn around and be the greatest opportunity.

In particular, for my character, Celeste [in Big Little Lies], there was a way in which we wanted to present her, because she has sort of barriers that she has to put up for protection because of things that are going on in her life. Yet she wants to be, I suppose, very presentable but neutral.

Probably the biggest compliment someone can give you is, "Gosh, you look great. You don't look tired."

Even from a very early age, I knew I didn't want to miss out on anything life had to offer just because it might be considered dangerous.

My choices in films are spontaneous.

I credit literature for the reason I act because that was the door to me saying, ‘Oh! I can be somebody else. I can exist as someone else.’