I think it's very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.

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.

You really just have to love the process. I can't tell you the amount of film sets I've been on where people are talking about Oscars in the middle of the production. It happens all the time.

I love the writing process. It's something that I'm interested in personally and something I always do on every movie.

Motherhood is heart-exploding, blissful hysteria.

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

The mark of a good marriage is partnership and continuing to feel inspired by your spouse. I had that with Tao. But the end is not necessarily the tragedy. Staying in a relationship that is no longer working is the tragedy. Living unhappily - that's the tragedy.