I grew up without a television. It meant that I read lots of books and entertained myself.

I think so, Silence of the Lambs was a great, suspenseful thriller and I would expect Red Dragon to be similar. And I think it's very character driven.

And it is very sexy as well: somebody says I'm taking you on a surprise date, you don't know where you are going and you can't see and then you put your hand out and there is a tiger. Amazing.

In my early career I was like a goldfish. Rejection didn't affect me; I'd just forget how bad it was and keep going back for more.

You have to play the logic of a character.

It's a whole different kind of anxiety. But the great thing about doing a theatre job is that once the ball starts rolling you just have to go with it, it's inexorable.

It's an incredible privilege for an actor to look into the camera. It's like looking right into the heart of the film, and you can't take that lightly.

I was a normal, rather dutiful child. I didn't even rebel as a teenager.

I've always been creative, I think.

My husband. He keeps me grounded. If I were in the world on my own, it would all be much more seductive. But I'm in a relationship that has nothing to do with the film world.

As actors, we went where we wanted to, and the camera followed us: it was like having another person in the room. There was no formal structure to the process. It was very liberating.

Never chase a person that doesn't know your worth because the moment you catch him you will always feel you were never good enough.

Patience is an action and a skill to be cultivated. It actually solves more problems that most other actions.

I am BETTER everyday because I don't allow BITTER people a chance to LITTER my thought factory with their toxic MATTER. I am a SETTER, a goal GETTER&the MASTER of my game

The simple truth is that happy people generally don't get sick

In a way it's the emotional feeling that you get in a good rock song or folk song, there's just nothing that rivals that.

Life is a challenge. Realize that and work, every day, to rise up and meet it.

The tenderest spot in a man's make-up is sometimes the bald spot on top of his head.

Sunshine is a welcome thing. It brings a lot of brightness.

I think my favorite thing is the mystery of life - it makes you feel that much better about accomplishing something.

The truth came slowly like a story told by people interrupting each other.