The only way to sustain a career is to be as prolific as you can be, and open to opportunities.

Being on a set where the director has lost control is just sickening. No one goes the extra mile, there's a lot of eye-rolling... it just breeds inertia. If a director is in control, the crew follow their leader. But the second anyone senses the directors are not sure, people just swoop in.

Theatrically seeing a movie with a group of people and having a collective experience has an authenticity that you can't get with your big screen television.

Ultimately when I throw myself behind a movie, I have to really believe in that director's vision.

If you're going to be at a job environment, you should love it. You shouldn't do it just for money. You should do it because you love it. And the money comes naturally.

During the late '20s my father left us. My mother was in a complete hole with no money, and we were evicted.

Asked to give advice to a 13-year-old girl about how to lead her life, I say find something you love to do. The goal shouldn't be accumulating money. It might be making changes in the world, or in your country.

I'm not a very good financing person. I don't even know how much money I have in my bank account. I never have opened one single envelope from the bank - they freak me out.