The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a woman in this business.

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine. But it is nice to defy the odds.

I don't like a lot of rehearsing.

I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.

Even though I'm a free spirit, I like to keep my friends and my lovers separate. I have extraordinary friends, but I don't want to see them naked.

I have stunning friends. I value my friendships as I value my family.

That's the hardest part of acting: when it is ultra-personal, when it is deeply personal, and there's no lying involved. You can't fake it, you can't get by it. This is dealing with the most primal instincts and emotions that a mother can have.