I look for struggle in the roles I choose - struggle and perseverance.

My personality is just innately even-keeled. I'm not such a huge daredevil. Which is not to say I'm not a passionate woman. I don't know, maybe it's my physiological makeup, but I don't like the feeling of anything in my system, other than a glass of wine now and then.

I was a Ukrainian folk dancer in my teens, and I toured the country in 1991, shortly before the break-up of the Soviet Union.

Esquire's all about mommy issues now. Breastfeeding, vaccinations, playdate etiquette.

I'm hooked on Polanski's films, his psychological thrillers. I love 'Rosemary's Baby,' I love 'Repulsion.'

I cherish each director that I have. I want to be maneuvered out of my comfort zones. I don't have the time to prepare.

It's thematic in my career, if you look at most of my choices. It is some level of exploration of maternal angst and maternal heroism.