You ought to have a perspective when you're making a film.

I have tender, romantic associations with upstate New York.

Music is what our feelings sound like.

There are women who make things better, there are women who change things, there are women who make things happen, who make a difference. I want to be one of those women.

In the quiet moments, the discoveries are made.

Your soul either feels lifted by something that you read, or it feels squashed by it.

No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.

There's no wrong way to experience a film.

Am I ambitious? I used to be afraid of that word but now I think ambition is a good thing.

I think I always try to be accommodating and open and available and proving for my director. I love to give as many takes as they want. I love to give them as many choices as they want.

Doubt is the middle position between knowledge and ignorance. It encompasses cynicism but also genuine questioning.

I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings.

Every day that we're not practicing godliness we're being conformed to the world of ungodliness around us.

But do you love me? If Erik were good-looking, would you love me, Christine?

It was bitingly cold up here,and the wind pulled at his clothes like an insistent lover.

Invest in places that make sense so you can afford to live in places that don’t make sense.

Music has always been a huge part of my life and when I was a kid I was always throwing myself into whatever I could music-related - even if it was a little embarrassing!

A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods.

To stretch the truth is to tell a lie.

India will be tomorrow what China is today.

Real. Does that make me imaginary?