On the superficiality of the industry: We are setting an example of what we think is beautiful and you really want to put that much make up on me?
My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only realized about five years ago that I actually didn’t want to be an actor.
We need policies for long-term security that are designed by women, focused on women, executed by women not at the expense of men, or instead of men, but alongside and with men.
All of us would like to believe that if we were in a bad situation someone would help us.
Love – is when you wish all the best to the people you love, when you put their interests and well-being above your own. Always.
When I was growing up I never babysat. I was considered to ‘punk rock’ to be trusted with kids.
I ’ve been married so much in my life that I never really had lovers, so it’s been a fun time. Hopefully the men are enjoying it as well.
Love elevates. Love is what you live for.
With doing the movies I’ve done I don’t think I would be half the person I am today.
Acting is not pretending or lying. It’s finding a side of yourself that’s the character and ignoring your other sides. And there’s a side of me that wonders what’s wrong with being completely honest.
I went through what I imagine thousands of other women have felt. I told myself to stay calm, to be strong, and that I had no reason to think I wouldn’t live to see my children grow up and to meet my grandchildren.
I always felt caged, closed in, like I was punching at things that weren’t there. I always had too much energy for the room I was in.
I went through a period when I felt my film characters were having more fun than I was. It might partly explain why I ended up tattooed or doing certain extreme things in my life.
We cannot close ourselves off to information and ignore the fact that millions of people are out there suffering.
The nice thing about being a director is that I can say, “I can only get into the room after the kids are at school, and I have to be back for dinner. And they’re coming for lunch.”
I’ve often felt unattractive or different looking. As I’ve grown up, I’ve felt more comfortable in my own skin. It may sound cliche, but when you feel beautiful and strong on the inside, it shows on the outside.
I’ve started to really become aware of the world we live in, what’s really going on.
I listened to a lot of tapes of British theatre actresses and tried to learn from them. As Americans, we don’t have such a gift with language.
I’d like there to be less refugees. I’d like all girls to go to school. That’s what we need to be thinking about, and working on making our own families good and strong and our own kids happy.
I think we should try to be responsible and educate ourselves. I’m simply doing that and traveling, learning first hand, and seeing first hand what’s going on.