I've never had a problem with people paying attention to what you're doing and say they find that they liked it.

It's very rare you get a great script just handed to you, or sent to you, by someone you don't know.

If in my twenties I'd gotten one of the two-dozen roles that I did screen tests for and almost got, I think I would have become bored with the awards circuit, the whole hype machine.

I think every family is dysfunctional, and some manage to control it better than others.

You know, real life doesn't just suddenly resolve itself. You have to keep working at it. Democracy, marriage, friendship. You can't just say she's my best friend. That's not a given, it's a process.

Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.

I realise how important it is to use the time I have. I respect people who want to do that by watching television. I happen to want to read books. But I know I can't read all the books or watch all the movies in one lifetime.