I Hesitate To Direct Even Though I

I Feel I`ve Always Been On The Outside And Always On The Edge Of An Abyss. The Women I Portray, And The Woman I Am, Are Ordinary But Maybe Find Themselves In Extra-ordinary Circumstances, And What They Do Is At Great Cost.

I've Always Had A Really Developed Sense Of Justice. As A Child, I Would Rotate My Dolls' Dresses For Fear That They Might Come Alive At Midnight And One Of Them Would Always Have The Best Dress On. Whatever It Was That Made Me Worry About My Dolls I Suppose Has Paid Off In My Career Because, Really, An Actor Is All About Empathy And Imagination. And Those Are The Cornerstones Of Activism.

When I Got The Script For Thelma & Louise, When I Met With The Director, Ridley Scott, I Said, "i Don't Want To Do A Revenge Film. I'm Not Interested In Doing That Moment In The Script After They Shoot The Truck, Where It Says They Jump Up And Down And They're Real Happy About It".

Happiness Is The True Beauty Weapon.

When My Children Wake Up In The Morning They Know They Will Eat Breakfast, Get Hugs From Their Parents, Go To A Good, Safe School. Plates Are Full And Store Windows Are Glittering. But At The Same Time The Great Majority Of The World's Children And Women Stand - No - Shiver On The Precipice