There's definitely stories I would like to tell; I'd like to see more films focusing on women's lives.

When we think about the past, we think, 'It must have been so boring.' It's actually not.

I think women today are really struggling with these dual roles: How do you have a full-time career and be ambitious and still take care of your family?

I enjoyed L.A. because it was nice to be in the sunshine and live in a house with proper wardrobes. I loved the space.

It could safely be said that Iraqis are dying at a faster clip since the American-led invasion and occupation than they did during the last decade of Saddam Hussein's rule.

Dying people in pre-industrial cultures typically died in the context of an extended family, clan, or tribe.

Marriage is almost as old as dirt, and it was defined in the garden between Adam and Eve. One man, one woman for life till death do you part. So I would never attempt to try to redefine marriage. And I don't think anyone else should either. So do I support the idea of gay marriage? No, I don't.

Taking a child to the toy store is the nearest thing to a death wish parents can have.