I think that films about faith made for faith-based communities have a certain tactic.

I'm incredibly spiritual. There are like tens of thousands of denominations; I don't fit in any one of those denominations comfortably. But I have a very personal relationship with God.

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

As an actor, you're sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.

Honestly, I think a good film is spiritual, regardless of whether its subject is faith.

You ought to have a perspective when you're making a film.

To me representing clairvoyance, how was I going to achieve that, how I was going to capture that? For me, it all became about her gaze and the way she takes you in. It's a rhythmic thing and a stillness thing to consider but these are little details, little nuances. We were invited to the sanctity of her home and there were roosters running around and she's screaming, "Jackie, be quiet!" Even though she's in the middle of the thing. And these are the details that we wanted to incorporate into our story.