Fame sweeps you away. I had to go home every six months to remember who I am.

Our perception of celebrities in Hollywood is not the reality. The reality of our lives is so much like everyone else's life. We have family members we love, everyone gets up in the morning, they have three meals a day and they go about their business.

I'm a fool for a good role in a creative piece where there are really such talented writers and wonderful actors.

There's a real danger in trying to stay king of the mountain. You stop taking risks, you stop being as creative, because you're trying to maintain a position. Apart from anything else that really takes the fun out of it.

When I'm pushing myself, testing myself, that's when I'm happiest. That's when the rewards are greatest.

If I hadn’t left Texas, I might not have met the director Terrence Malick, and I wouldn’t have met my husband and I wouldn’t have had the children that I’ve had. Life is interesting like that.

The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that.