Every role affords me something different in the way of understanding, and that's really why you take these roles, not to show that thing that people talk about of showing what you can do - that has nothing to do with anything.

If the playwright knew every little thing about his play, why bother? There must be discovery all the time, otherwise why bother to do it?

Historically, if you look at great civilizations, why do they crumble? Is it because of what's outside or because of something internal? It's always internal. It is.

There's always something to suggest that you'll never be who you wanted to be. Your choice is to take it or keep on moving.

Loving oneself isn't hard, when you understand who and what 'yourself' is. It has nothing to do with the shape of your face, the size of your eyes, the length of your hair or the quality of your clothes. It's so beyond all of those things and it's what gives life to everything about you. Your own self is such a treasure.

What I love about being an actress is being able to really look into myself and understand another human being.