I've Worked With Neil Jordan, Who I

I Saw Leaving College As An Opportunity To Do Something Different With My Life. I Always Thought That Becoming An Academic Was Going To Be My Path.

As An Actor, I'm Attracted To Drama; As A Director, It's Humor - Because It's The Story Of My Life, And I Can't Be That Serious About It. Being Alone Is A Big Theme In All My Movies, Both As A Director And As An Actress.

My Mom Was Always Late. It Drove Me Crazy As A Child. So I'm Always On Time - Or Early.

Being An Artist Is A Way Of Saying, I Am Here, And This Is What I Stand For.

Look, It's Terrible, I Know, But Weakness Really, Really Bugs Me, To The Point That If There Is A Wounded Bird On The Sidewalk, I Look At It And I Go: I Think I'll Just Kick It.