It's so important to have that independence. You know it yourself: Everyone needs evenings of their own.

I think my confidence has developed over the years, in terms of the speed at which I will reveal how collaborative I want to be.

It was helpful to have the confidence of youth that came from a lack of desperation. I thought, 'If I don't succeed, I'll go back to school and study.'

Many casting directors won't hire aspiring actors because you might be burning some chick's headshot under the table so she doesn't get the part.

In Alien, Sigourney Weaver's role was written for a man. In Salt, Angelina Jolie's role was written for Tom Cruise. These things, when reversed, do prove to be just as exciting and entertaining with women in leading roles.

I've thought for a long time that my body type would have worked well in the '70s. The idea that you could be a broad-shouldered, small-breasted woman and still wear really great outfits.

I'm a natural blonde, but I feel like a brunette.