I'm aware of people's association with me and fashion and I certainly take that role on for some occasions, but it doesn't dominate my thoughts all the time.

If I didn't have kids, I would be at the theater or the ballet every single night of my life.

It's a tricky time because people are going after the wrong people, too. There's a misplaced rage and aggression, that as a person in a public position you almost feel like you have to be perfect now when you express yourself. It feels almost unfortunate.

I write about sex, not love. What do I know about love?

It's like reading a book about a life that you will never occupy, but that's the beauty of being transported.

I don't look to play people that are familiar. I look to play people that are different, challenge, unknown, foreign, and therefore scary.

And if you are a parent, introduce your children to their neighborhood library. It will give them a real sense of independence to have their own library card and enjoy borrowing books.