I believe it is my duty as a performer to raise issues in the world of things we're afraid to look at.

I think once you're a mother to one, you're a mother to them all.

Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.

I think there's a very fine line between the type of performing that some actors do, and being in a state in your mind where you actually believe what's going on. If we weren't actors, what would we do with that ability? Would we not be slightly insane? Mentally ill? I don't know.

We're all living blinkered lives, and we're not seeing what's going on and looking to change it. I'm not saying that everyone has to make a political statement, but we need to be more aware of what's happening and why.

Youve got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society.

To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.