Happiness, that's obviously different for everybody, but what I call my joy, the thing that makes me feel incredibly satiated, is my family, and then I get to go and play out all of my ideas and feelings through all these different characters.

I want to be tested beyond my comfort zone. I don't want to be safe if it is more interesting to be dangerous.

I think love is the core emotion. Without that, and I've certainly existed without that, it's a very empty life.

I would rather be tough on myself than have other people be tough on me.

You'll nip anybody who's coming at you with bullshit. You don't play around. You take this craft very seriously. It's what separates you, what separates an actor from an artist.

I was told I had a two per cent chance of getting pregnant, so I say she's a two per cent baby.

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.