All an actor has is their blind faith that they are who they say they are today, in any scene.

There are wonderfully talented actresses. It's a really rich field. There isn't as rich a field of material.

I'm really interested in the collaborative thing. It's what makes it scary because you never know what it's going to end up like. But you hope. You put yourself in the hands of the best people you can find, and you're completely dependent on the kindness of strangers and their commitment. It's like this mutual delusion.

You can't suppress the things that make us human. It's pointless to try.

I didn't have any confidence in my beauty when I was young. I felt like a character actress, and I still do.

I was offered, within one year, three different witch roles. It was almost like the world was saying - or the studios were saying - 'We don't know what to do with you.'

I have a very good life - I'm lucky enough not to be deprived.

I let the actions of my life stand for what I am as a human being. Contend with that, not the words.

Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.

I think we all think we sound really good in the shower, where there's that nice reverb, and the water's drowning you out, and there is some liberation in the freedom of being totally alone and really going for it.

What does it take to be the first female anything? It takes grit, and it takes grace.

I always feel like I can't do it, that I can't go through with a movie. But then I do go through with it after all.

How you first meet the public is how the industry sees you. You can't argue with them. That's their perception.

Expensive clothes are a waste of money.

I don't know why I don't watch a lot of movies; I can barely keep up with the things my friends are in. There isn't enough time in life.

Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes.

I think your self emerges more clearly over time.

Obsession is an attractive thing. People who are really, really interested and good at one thing and smart are attractive, if they're men.

The work will stand, no matter what.

You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing.

It's a good thing to imagine yourself doing something you think you can't. I do that every day because, basically, if I had it my way, I'd just stay home and think about what I'm having for supper.

Don't give up or give in in the face of patronising ridicule, amused disdain, or being ignored.

Grace, respect, reserve, and empathetic listening are qualities sorely missing from the public discourse now.

The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter.