Maggie Gyllenhaal

There are things that are really disappointing about being an actress in Hollywood that surprise me all the time.

You're not going to do good work if you're not choosing something because it inspires you.

You have a right to your opinion about the work that you're doing. An artist is as equally important as the director. If you believe that, you can work in any circumstances.

A play is much easier to maintain your personal life with because if you're rehearsing, you're working like from 11 to 6 or 11 to 5 and you get to have your whole morning and your whole evening. When you're doing the play, you have all day.