The Word Diva Has A Negative Connotation.

It's Gotten Out Of Control. It's Taking Bigger And Bigger Names To Make Smaller And Smaller Films. I Worry That Important Films Without A Big Name Attached Won't Get Made At All.

With The Hugely Talented Women I've Worked With Or Observed, It's Not A Question About Temperament Or Ego; It's A Question About Getting It Right. If They've Got A Reputation For Being Difficult It's Usually Because They Just Don't Suffer Fools.

I Love The Chemistry That Can Be Created Onstage Between The Actors And The Audience. It's Molecular Even, The Energies That Can Go Back And Forth. I Started In Theater And When I First Went Into Movies I Felt That My Energy Was Going To Blow Out The Camera.

I Have The Belief That Truly Evil People, It's A Genetic Evil. I Only Have The Experience Of Exploring The Landscape Of Some Of The Characters I've Played That People Have Labeled As Evil; I Don't Think They're Evil.

I Don't Have The Body Or The Face For Romantic Comedies, So I've Never Been Offered Those. The Challenge Is That A Lot Of People See You Only As Your Last Character, So You're Constantly Competing With Whatever Your Last Movie Was.