Hollywood's like a warehouse. It's just a place that you go. What's interesting in the warehouse has to do with the creative people.
I was so happy when they cast me in Chocolat, because it's one of my vices.
I was used to theatre classes. I studied with my mother; she was a theatre teacher and directed, too, so it was very family-like. Then I studied with a great teacher in Paris, and she was wonderful; she pushed me, but she was a warm soul.
I like being a mother, and I want to be involved in my work, so I have to make choices. If you're a film actress, your career is from 20 to 45, but you can still dream.
When I won the Oscar, there was something telling me 'this isn't the truth'. I had to get back to real work.
You have to put your ego aside as an actor. Or you're using your ego to tell the story. Your body is a part of a tool to tell the story. So if you feel something, it's wrong. It means you're not inside of the character.
I never felt being an actor or making a movie was an easy thing to do.
I had made a vow to never stay in my home state to play, I wanted to go as far East Coast as possible, more or less to get away from my family life. I ended up staying in my home state and fell in love with it. I ended up having a beautiful relationship with my family over time and it was the best decision I've ever made.
{While meditating} I sit quietly and rest in the nature of mind; I don't question or doubt whether I am in the "correct" state or not. There is no effort, only rich understanding, wakefulness, and unshakable certainty. When I am in the nature of mind, the ordinary mind is no longer there. There is no need to sustain or confirm a sense of being: I simply am.
We're entering a bionic era where we actually are beginning to see technology that's sophisticated enough to emulate key physiological functions.
We were all at once terribly alone; and alone we must see it through.