We’re all sick of holy wars and bloodshed because religion is supposed to give us life and a better life and is supposed to bring out our best self. When it results in mass destruction and hatred and anxiety, it’s the antithesis I think of what religion was designed to do.
When I look at female characters, I want to recognize myself in them: my trials, my tribulations as a mother, as a lover, as a daughter.
It’s terrifying to be the lead. There’s a moment of excitement, and then pure terror.
I can’t do Los Angeles. I’ve always been the anti-Barbie. I don’t want to be in a place where almost every woman walks around with puffy lips, little noses and breasts large enough to nourish a small country.
I love to be surprised.
I grew up in a Ukrainian Catholic-turned-Christian household, and that is my family’s faith.
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.
I don’t necessarily need Hollywood.
I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
Editing is not a part of the filmmaking process I’ve ever been privy to as an actress.
Patrick sort of had a very pragmatic, practical, Ed-like approach and went down to see.
Do I pray? Yes. Prayer is very important to me.
As an actor, you’re sort of the court-appointed lawyer for the character.
I’ve always believed that if you are precise in your thoughts, it’s not the lines you say that are important – it’s what exists between the lines. What I’m compelled by most is that transparency of thought, what is left unspoken.
Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.
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.
I come from a massive family, and the youngest is twentysomething years younger than I am, so I grew up with children.
It’s such a measure of your solidarity with Ed, that when you would give lectures, he would be wearing a tartan tie that matched. And I demanded that outfit, I thought it was so punk – her long skirt, she looked like a Scottish queen, so regal.
I didn’t grow up watching film but as a Ukrainian-American, music and stories and dance are crucial.
I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it’s too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.