I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a sense of humor.

And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to say you have a smart agent. But she is and she has a beautiful aesthetic and she has guided me.

New Orleans. Born and raised. I lived there until I was 19.

Talent is a very potent aphrodisiac. When someone is incredibly gifted, I find them incredibly sexy.

I always try to approach character first and foremost viscerally.

If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride.

The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a woman in this business.

I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy.

I'm really a director's actor. I rely heavily on a director.

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine. But it is nice to defy the odds.

We ascribe meanings because it is our nature to do so..We can no more see a thing without searching for a meaning than we can see a snag in a robe without pulling on the loose thread.

Passitivity and quietism are invitations to war.

Money is coined liberty, and so it is ten times dearer to a man who is deprived of freedom. If money is jingling in his pocket, he is half consoled, even though he cannot spend it.

Men who are lovers of wisdom [i.e., philosophers] must be inquirers into many things.

What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.

It is quite clear that compelling content, which is made available on economic terms that respect the intellectual rights of owners, can be a tremendous spur to the growth of broadband networks.

You need the art in order to love the life.

I have sworn to die painting.

Worry is focused thinking on something negative. Meditation is doing the same thing only focusing on God's word instead of your problem.

You get to go and play with the big boys, it's a very privileged thing for us to do. So I'm sure we have more ideas than what I actually have time for.