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

I've always thought that a lot of the problems in the world would be solved if a spaceship did arrive, then anyone with one head and two arms and two legs would be your brother! It wouldn't matter where they were from or what they believed or anything. It might be good for us.

When you hit your strive, and you feel confident in what you're doing and in your process, you really want to do more and try lots of different things. I've also really worked on my breathing, which is a funny thing to talk about, if you're not an actor. I think breathing is actually the key to a lot of opening up of other parts of yourself that you haven't used, for any job, but particularly in acting.

I think that every piece has its challenges. I love going back and forth between one and the other. I'll always pick a comedy over a drama.

Acting as a career is a long term thing and that work is kind of progressive and you can build on a career. It's part of the great tradition of the theater to me.

I love the role of Ripley.

Don't depend on other people's encouragement. It's never enough and never when you need it.