Part of the challenge of being a girl living in the 21st Century, looking back, the danger is to not judge your character by your own standards.

When I'm writing, I look like a fool because the parts are moving through me and I'm crying and laughing and making faces.

If I ever feel that acting is just soul-sucking and I don't want to do it anymore, I could stop.

I had a real feeling of being fated to be an actor and do my work, and I remember so much speaking up in a room full of people who authentically knew as much or more than me, and feeling like I was absolutely equal, and what I had to say was important.

You set up the story, but the characters start talking, and they go places that you didn't expect. You have to follow.

When you're in the editing room, as a director, you get the opportunity to look at your work. As a writer, you can rewrite. But as an actor, unless you're watching playback, you really rely on the director to help you.

Anytime that I've felt uninspired, I don't force myself to sit down and write. I only do it when I feel the impulse.