We play lots of roles in our lives, but I got to do that in one movie [Parental Guidance], and ride the feelings, and it was a good challenge for me.

I am really not of the school of naturalism. I like style, and you can use more style in theater than in film roles. I love to sink my teeth into a part.

I'm not that big a fan of marriage as an institution, and I don't know why women need to have children to be seen as complete human beings.

You express different energies at different times in your life.

I really don't like when things are all polished and perfect - the perfect love story and the hair is perfect.

I love being outside and getting fresh air.

A lot of times being "completely objective" means seeing the world through a patriarchal eye.

Politics itself is so unsexy, isn't it? But when the politics in creative works are really explored - not used as a vehicle - the results can be really interesting.

I was exposed to the arts, but there was no one in my family who was an artist.

I grew up on musicals, and I know they are quite the thing now, but I'm actually a little indignant, because I started taking singing lessons years ago - I put the time in!

You have your structure, but within it, it gets fuller and you can highlight other parts of the performance.

Writers fly with imaginary wings.

The Lord's prayer contains the sum total of religion and morals.

A lot of what we say and do are regurgitated things that have to do with what we think we're supposed to be saying and doing.

I don't particularly like babies. I don't mind them for about four minutes. That's my max. After that I can't quite see what everyone's fussing about.

As human beings we are made to surpass ourselves and are truly ourselves only when transcending ourselves.

You have to do bad things in order to become a hero. You have to make sacrifices.

Suicide was a mortal luxury not afforded to angels.

I do not fight battles that cannot be won. Do not confuse that with cowardice.

He tells us that life isn't about what happens to you, it's about what you do about what happens to you.

I love editorial and sound and music, and I was working with the best people, so you learn a lot.