It's terrifying to be the lead. There's a moment of excitement, and then pure terror.

It's a very different thing, religion and faith. Religion is man-made, it's man-regulated. And faith, you can define God as you wish. But I think they're two different things.

My husband is my best friend; he knows my sensibilities.

I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children.

The more people know about you, the more face-time you get in the media, the harder your job becomes to create a character in whom people suspend disbelief.

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.

The experience of giving birth itself made me feel more womanly.