What I think is new is the wealth of roles for actual women in television and in film. That's what I think is revolutionary and evolutionary.
I've noticed a lot of people talking about the wealth of roles for powerful women in television lately. And when I look around the room at the women here and I think about the performances that I've watched this year, what I see actually are women who are sometimes powerful and sometimes not. Sometimes sexy and sometimes not. Sometimes honourable and sometimes not. And what I think is new is the wealth of roles for actual women in television and in film. That's what I think is revolutionary and evolutionary and it's what turning me on.
Sometimes things go really well, and sometimes they don't, and it's not ultimately the most important thing.
Having an education is invaluable.
I want roles that challenge people to question where they are in life.
To get people emotionally involved in something intellectual and political is important.
There is a need, especially right now in America, to be a bit provocative.
I remember people saying, "Believe me, everything in your life is going to change..." And I thought, "Why? That's such a bourgeois way of thinking." And then you have a child and yes, everything changes. It affects the way we live, what we do, and where we go - everything. And I wouldn't have in any other way.
You're not going to do good work if you're not choosing something because it inspires you.
I have a couple of girlfriends who are like healing. We take care of each other. They know when I need to be taken care of.
I think most human beings, even if you're in a situation that's constricting or complicated or hard, they try to survive.
Being a mother has absolutely forced me. You have to write things down and have systems for all of it. And then you set up systems and you realize they don't work.
It's a hard life to have sex with eight to 10 men a night. That's hard physically, let alone emotionally.
I find myself more and more interested only in roles which move the world forward.
I feel so gratified about having finished college. I learned how to articulate myself. It gave me confidence more than anything. And also the ability to analyze the text.
