I guess the characters I play may be at the more destructive edge of the spectrum, more damaged or whatever, but I find a lot of female roles uninteresting.

Cannes is a very strange place. I tried to show up as best I could and to try not to be cynical.

I love Central Park. I spend a lot of time in there. I try and get in there whenever I can.

Doors of opportunity don't open, they unlock; it is up to you to turn the knob.

It's tricky to say 'never,' but I will never have plastic surgery.

Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility.

It's been very important for me to follow my gut or my heart, or whichever organ you want to go by.

We need art. We've been telling stories since the beginning. As human beings, we need it for our survival.

When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up.

As a woman, a lot of stories haven't been told and we've got a lot of catching up to do.

You can rest a lot in an hour or have a whole day and not do it properly. One way I get a quality recharge is to connect with nature. To experience something that's bigger than me.

Helen likes Brussels sprouts. How can anyone trust her opinion?

This is 1987. A girl can be whatever she wants to be." "I know, " said Ray. "My mums a plumber.

It is remarkable that jealousy of individual property in land often goes along with very exaggerated doctrines of tribal or national property in land.

'I tried and it didn't work' is a lot better than, 'I wish I'd tried'.

I know I'm bitter and a little jaded, and mildly enjoy it, but am I a sad person? Am I happy? I plan on being happy in the future for sure, but it isn't here yet. So what does that make me, exactly?

A marriage is like a long trip in a tiny row boat: if one passenger starts to rock the boat, the other has to steady it, otherwise, they will go to the bottom together.

Nuclear power and fossil fuels are the choices of the past. Renewable energy is the choice of the future that is here today.

My husband is not a jealous person in any way.

I never went to a John Wayne movie to find a philosophy to live by or to absorb a profound message. I went for the simple pleasure of spending a couple of hours seeing the bad guys lose.