I never come away from a film thinking I nailed it.

You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.

I sort of fall in love with every character I do; you have to understand how they became what they've become, whether they're the ugly kind or the very beautiful kinds of characters.

You think that adulthood will hit and you'll suddenly be more capable. But that doesn't happen, ever, does it?

My knees buckled. It's the last thing I expected

My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character.

I love acting but I also love writing, especially comedy.

You can't be a woman and not be a feminist, I don't think. If you care about the world and the world you exist in and your rights.

I'll try and get through as much as my voice and nerves and knees will let me.

I love disappearing. That's what acting is. For me it's about putting on a persona, stepping into a pair of shoes. It's my face, but I'm using it as a tool for that spirit, that character.

I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley.

Get this under control as soon as you can young lady, because no one here gives a damn about your unlimited power-Mason Lerner

I never wanted to do biography just to tell the life of a famous man. I always wanted to use the life of a man to examine political power, because democracy shapes our lives.

I like Star Wars, it's fun and I enjoy doing it. But it's definitely not my life. I'm a bigger movie fan than I am Star Wars fan. I like making movies.

It took Einstein ten years of groping through the fog to get the theory of special relativity, and he was a bright guy.

I'm very happy to be directing though. It's a challenge, and it's a lot of fun for me to be on set.

Don't think you have to be good because you're the only one left. Be as bad as you like.

He died violent and young and desperate, just like we all knew he'd die someday.

It's good to give some of the kids a chance for playing time and some confidence. It doesn't do any good to leave starters out there just to beat a team by 60-70 points.

In a perfect world, we would not keep animals for our benefit, including pets.