Americans Are Like Pac Man. We Just

Well, I Can Fake My Way Around Some Things, But I Don't Think I Would Be Good At Betting.

When I Was 12, All I Wanted Was To Be Good At School, And To Do Something Admirable, Something You Can't Take Away From Me Because I'm Not Popular Or Beautiful Enough.

I Do Feel That If It's Not On The Page, There's No Hope Of It Getting To The Stage. You Really Can't Take A Cat And Turn It Into A Dog, Or Try And Get Lemons Off An Apple Tree, Or What Have You. Sometimes There's This Real Naïveté That People Possess, Where They Want You To Infuse A Scene With A Certain Quality, And It's Like An Apology. "i Read The Script, Didn't You? What's The Agenda Here?"

One Of My Favorite Parts Of Myself Is My Motherhood Aspect, It Just Turned Out To Be The Best Thing About My Life [laughs], The Most Rewarding And Deepening, So I Have A Delight In Portraying Mothers.

I Think Certainly Directing Is A Visual Medium, But It's Also About Communication, And A Lot Of Times Great Directors Are Lacking In Communication Skills, Which Is Rather Shocking To Discover That.