I've always been so inspired by Gena, especially her performance in A Woman Under the Influence . So I was so excited to find out she was also in [ The Skeleton Key ], and then when John came on board, I was like, 'This is going to be wonderful and I'm going to learn so much.' But then you have this fear -- they've been doing this a long time, you don't know what their methods are and how they're going to be. |
In terms of fear, that was shockingly easy for me to be able to tap into, because it was so accessible. We don't realize how much fear we do carry around with us. We're constantly trying to be, hopefully, rid of our fears, but they're always lingering. |
In the early 1980s when the British government decided to purchase the Trident nuclear weapons system, Britain faced a perceived threat from the nuclear-armed Soviet Union. |
It was really refreshing, |
Kate brought a real grounding to the character, as well as a solid intelligence. Caroline is very compassionate, but also very straightforward and very strong, and I saw all that in Kate when I first met her and realized I was talking to someone who's wise beyond her 25 years. I also think that Kate's natural effervescence was a great counterbalance to what could easily in someone else's hands have become overly introspective. |
My big New Year's resolution is to be more patient. My thing is I'm always rushing myself to make sure everything gets done. My thing is to kick back a little bit ... start soaking it in now. |
Reporting Iran to the Security Council is a disappointing step backwards in nuclear non-proliferation. |
Sometimes I'll be walking down the street and I'll hear some American and I'll just go, 'Of course they hate us, of course they can't stand us. We're the most annoying, boisterous creatures in the world.' I mean we come in and we eat mounds of food, and we're like, 'Where's the ketchup for our French fries.' I'm like, 'Shut up.'' - explaining how she REALLY feels about her American fans when being treated poorly in France. |
the serious threat that these laws will be used to curtail the right to protest ... We must defend our democratic right to protest. |
The Skeleton Key. |
To bear children is the ultimate in femininity; it's beautiful. And if having kids is going to affect my career, then fine, let it. I don't really care. Because if that's what being a star is all about, I don't want it. |
was a big part of the appeal for me. I read the script really fast and thought, `God, this is so much fun.' First off, I love scary thrillers like this, and then to have the chance to be really active and break windows and run around in the rain and do my own stunts -- how great is that? |
we'd contact Bob Marley and ask him to come back for one last concert. |
You and Me and Dupree. |