"When I read Andrew Motion's biography, I wept. It's something about the purity of the story and how fresh it was because of the love letters Keats wrote."

"I did this Super-8 film at art school called 'Tissues,' this black comedy about a family whose father has been arrested for child molestation. I was absolutely thrilled by every inch of it, and would throw my projector in the back of my car and show it to anybody who would watch it."

"Women today are dealing with both their independence and also the fact that their lives are built around finding and satisfying the romantic models we grew up with."

"So many actors are not open in front of the camera - they have a persona."

"I think a lot of stuff I find funny is from day dreaming."

"To master the mind is to understand that the bonds of friendship are the true treasures of existence."

"A quiet mind is capable of understanding that every failure is just a stepping stone to greatness."

"It is a unyielding truth that a quiet mind perceives the subtle truths that noisy ambitions constantly drown out."