I never give too much thought to the idea of universality.

My starting point was the search for my identity in foreign places, in places where I am estranged from myself.

If we have too much clarity, we might not be compelled to continue searching for new ideas.

For me, staying in place might mean staying with my own thoughts, even if the body keeps traveling. I might be experiencing new things, but I'm also here, with myself.

When I first started working it was as if I didn't understand myself. The fact that I didn't understand myself was tied up with not understanding where I came from, where I began.

One of the first issues I dealt with was the struggle to find a language, to find my own words.

One gets wrapped up in reacting to ones own reputation, which can be a kind of trap.

I am a socialist, so I am not worried about socialism. I am worried about dictators who are putting everyone into a socialist state for their own benefit.

When I visit new places, I like to see the markets.

You make me feel at home in my own skin, and that is one of the greatest gifts anyone has ever given me.

A lump rises in our throat at the sight of beauty from an implicit knowledge that the happiness it hints at is the exception.

An agent is a person who is sore because an actor gets 90% of what they make.

Hollywood is a place where people from Iowa mistake each other for stars.

I put my films together in Europe and it kick-starts the financing when I'm attached as an actress. It makes it easier to move forward.

Programmers can be lazy.

As long as you are curious, you will never be bored.

If I'm vice president of the United States and Donald Trump is president, we're going to put the safety and security of the American people first.

Love is a great master. It teaches us to be what we never were.

When you don't know what to do, get still. The answer will come.