Fatherlessness is a rot that is eating away at the modern soul.
Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it's inside one person's head, so that part of it's made up and the rest of it is reality.
Costumes are the first impression that you have of the character before they open their mouth-it really does establish who they are.
Inspiration comes from everywhere: books, art, people on the street. It is an interior process for me.
If you want someone to feel warm, you dress them in a warm color and put a warm light on them and you get the picture. Sometimes, all that needs pushing a little bit to help tell the story.
Be really good with budgets because they keep getting smaller.
I think what's fun about the fairytales is just seeing what everybody interprets them as, which comes from the different directors and what they want to do with them.
I have fun acting, and I want to do more of it, and I want to direct my own movie.
I can't make people fall in love with Jesus, but I can arrange dates.
When I first started, there were writers that I looked up to that I felt very influenced by and very respectful toward their work and their opinion of my work.
A woman's wardrobe shouldn't change every six months. You should be able to use the pieces you already own and add to them. Because they are like timeless classics.