I'm no Ripley. I had doubts that I could play her as strongly as she had to be played, but I must say that it was fun exploring that side of myself. Women don't get to do that very often.

Whether it was work, marriage, or family, I've always been a late bloomer.

I think so many families are touched by illness and loss, and we kind of overprotect our children often, you know, we sanitize.

I was at an all-girls' school, so there were a lot of us who were really awkward. I was this tall when I was 11, so I was really awkward and self-conscious. No one would really have wanted to be mean to me. I was too unimportant.

For the camera, particularly, I feel like - I think that, as human faces become older, they become more interesting.

I was discouraged at drama school, along with most of my peers.

I am more of a New Yorker than ever and just actually, sometimes I fantasize about living somewhere else, where it's maybe not quite so crowded or stressful, blah, blah, blah and after September 11th, I guess I could just not imagine living anywhere else.