Every character I get to play has some element of who I am, but there's no fun in playing yourself. At least, for me, there isn't.

I'm glad that I get to take my final walk as the princess of 2012. ...there's nothing wrong with winning an Oscar!

As an actor, you don't become Meryl Streep by doing the same type of comedy. You get there by being challenged.

Any upward movement is movement for us all.

Because we all come from different circumstances, our life experiences really color how we view things.

As we women know, there are so many other hurdles that we have to cross that I would love it if we could stop having the race conversation so that we can get women further on. You know, a female president now that we have an African American president. Maybe we can get an Asian female, a gay person?

I really believe things happen as they're supposed to and in the time that they're supposed to.