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.

You don't forget the movies, but you forget the details of them.

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.

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

I've always been a people-watcher, and as an actor, later, I just mined all those little details.

I lived an idyllic 'Huckleberry Finn' life in a tiny town. Climbing trees. Tagging after brothers. Happy. Barefoot on my pony. It was 'To Kill a Mockingbird'-esque.

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