I was, I think, extremely lucky, because the minute I saw my face plastered on 'Time' magazine in the subway with my mother, I just said, 'Wow.' And it made 'Time' magazine come down to life-size scale.

I think that anybody that smiles automatically looks better.

I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to make a film, for the most part. I think it requires the attentiveness of a mother hen.

I feel like I'm the most forgiven actress I can think of, probably because of this short memory people have!

Sometimes I think opposable thumbs were invented so teenage girls could use text messaging.

I've got a lot of mileage, and I love my mileage. I wouldn't trade a mile of that for a minute of being younger.