I like to play women who blaze trails.

I respect all women who came before me to blaze trails into the workplace for us.

I don't know what I did in this life to deserve all of this. I'm just a girl from a trailer park who had a dream.

I don't think people should have boundaries put on them, by themselves or society or another gender, because it's our birthright to experience life in whatever way we feel best suits us.

Not to put down any of these other movies I've done (since 'Boys Don't Cry,') but they weren't meaty like this. I feel really lucky to have found two amazing roles before I hit 30.

I don't know what I did in this life to deserve all of this [on winning an Oscar 2005]