Buddhism has had a major effect on who I am and how I think about the world. What I have learned is that I like all religions, but only parts of them.

And also I think particularly as a female, you're taught to be defensive your whole life. You're taught not to be aggressive.

But I think it is always difficult to have high expectations of yourself or anyone else.

I think everybody has a hard time connecting, but as you get older and you want more and you expect more and you know more, it's just different. If you start wanting too much from it without it naturally unfolding, then that makes it bad. If you start not wanting anything, then you are not serious. I mean it's just this conundrum of issues.

I do think that what's wonderful in life is that we gain perspective as we take on different roles that are mind and heart opening.

I don't think it takes a brain surgeon to understand how to read a story.

I think that life force is invaluable.

I think we are living in a time, where as a whole, as a community, people do want to push the boundaries.

I think actresses are imagined to be these subjects of great vanity. Life is change; physicality changes. It's transient, and that's a beautiful and a painful thing.