I just can't feel lukewarm about a character. I either despise her, admire her, or don't understand her and want to understand her.

I can't do Los Angeles. I've always been the anti-Barbie. I don't want to be in a place where almost every woman walks around with puffy lips, little noses and breasts large enough to nourish a small country.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

There really are three types of religious movies: the ones that make fun of it, the ones that vilify it and the ones that literally preach to the converted.

Chekhov, when it's done well and you're ready for it, can actually be quite funny.

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

My father instilled in me - of utmost importance and innate in me is the yearning to determine for myself - to define God, to define holiness for myself.