I'm Not A Bad Parent And Partner,

What Happens Between Action And Cut For Me Is A Blur, I Go Almost Into A Whiteout, And Then I See The Film And I'm Like, "oh That's What I Did? Cool!"

Americans Have An Interesting Conundrum, A Black And White Line: You're On One Side Or The Other Of Puritanism Or Licentiousness. But That Gray Area Where People Abide, Between Their Ears Or On The Internet, Needs To Be Fleshed Out More In Terms Of Permission Granted. I Think A Lot Of Women Are Contained Within The Parentheses Of Shoulds And Role-play. It's All About Entitlement And History. It's All About Upper-body Strength - And Exacting Your Will.

I Think That Directing Is The Ultimate Martyred Task Of Filmmaking, That It Has Nobility To It. It Takes Three Years To Make A Film, For The Most Part. I Think It Requires The Attentiveness Of A Mother Hen.

I Feel Like I'm The Most Forgiven Actress I Can Think Of, Probably Because Of This Short Memory People Have!

I Take Comfort That Aging Happens To Everybody. It's Part Of Life. Aging Offers Great Lessons In Dignity, Since The Indignity Wins In The End. Yes, It Bothers Me When I Have Lines Or Puffiness Or Droops. But It Connects Me With The Human Race. Like Weather Bringing People Together, Aging Brings People Together.