I'm just in work mode, and that prevents me from going into the Hollywood starlet mode, I suppose.

We are supposed to be liberated in America but if our President [George W. Bush] had his way, we wouldn't be educated about sex at all. Every woman would have six children and we wouldn't be able to have abortions.

I never struggled with trying to figure out what it was I wanted to do or what made the sparks go for me.

What about my brain? What about my heart? What about my kidneys and my gallbladder?

My grandmother was also an active member of the tenants association and a staunch supporter of the Democratic Party, and both of my parents were extremely liberal, so I think I grew up in a household that was very politically conscious - we all watched the elections on TV, and we watched the debates. So it was an awareness that we were raised with, and as we grew into young adults, we just naturally became politically active. It was just understood that it was important, that it was our responsibility.

Obviously filming and working has consistently been a part of my life. I've never had a huge break of time when I wasn't working on something or promoting something.

Every film is exciting because I get new tools and cool new things to do.