Being in Hollywood is like being in the Christian right these days.

I can't think of anything worse than being brought up by two gay dads.

Being gay and being a woman has one big thing in common, which is that we both become invisible after the age of 42. Who wants a gay 50-year-old? No one, let me tell you.

Authority figures are so irritating. Because they always tell you to do things for reasons that aren't very good. That sums up what authority is about for me.

You're not allowed to be an eccentric in the world, you have to fit it.

If I did have the impulse to be a parent, I would adopt - or foster.

I think it's fun playing a part that lots of other people have played, in a way.