The actors I admire, like Ben Kingsley or Daniel Day-Lewis, they totally reinvent themselves in every part. I hope I get a chance to do that.

Do your best with what you have where you are.

I'm a really good dinner party guest. I am always so appreciative, impressed that anyone has even managed to turn on the oven and cook for me.

I always played the ugly sister instead of Cinderella or the Wicked Witch. But those are the parts I love, and actually, to be a character actress, you have more longevity, hopefully.

I tend to eat geographically. When I'm in L.A., I like to eat L.A. food.

I always find it funny when I watch actors talking about, "I chose to do this part." A lot of times it's you're lucky to get the job. We're like, "Thank you so much."

To be honest, and I may regret saying this, the idea of playing the same character for a very long time is very daunting to me.

My mother loved Gene Wilder when I was growing up, so I used to watch all his movies with her. I just adore him.

When I was 11, I had an Ugly Sister birthday party. All my idea. Most girls want to be a fairy or a princess, but there I am with beauty spots and fur and fluorescent pink kiss-curls.

I always find it funny when I watch actors talking about, 'I chose to do this part.' A lot of times it's 'you're lucky to get the job.' We're like, 'Thank you so much.'

I had been there before; I knew all about it.

You cannot love a thing without wanting to fight for it.

Wise people build their lives around what is eternal and squeeze in what is temporary. Not the other way around.

You want to talk to someone; first open your ears.

To say that men can be bullheaded would be insulting to the bull.

Traveling and other cultures provide me with great inspiration, especially unusual people and cultures totally unlike my own. They generate many new ideas for me.

Never be silent with persons you love and distrust," Mr. Carpenter had said once. "Silence betrays.

All the buildup and hype, everything else, is foam. The game is the beer.

It's very easy to learn. And very difficult to master.

we didn't have much, but we had love.