I think anybody over 30 plays parents because it happens in your thirties and so that's kind of a natural progression. But I'm definitely drawn to it. It's probably the most intense, passionate thing that happens to you as you…

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I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well...

I wish that I spoke more languages. I speak a couple languages, but not well...

I love European movies and I kind of grew up on European films.

I love European movies and I kind of grew up on European films.

But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because...

But the reason I became, why I wanted to be in the business was because...

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate...

It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate...

I've gone through phases of just forgiving your parents for not being as young as...

I've gone through phases of just forgiving your parents for not being as young as...

The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time...

The movies I made when I was 14 or 15, I have a hard time...

I'm kind of a chatterbox and I talk really fast.

I'm kind of a chatterbox and I talk really fast.

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

I want to be inspiring to myself, to my kids, my family, and my friends.

But now I really don't want to work unless I really, really care about a...

But now I really don't want to work unless I really, really care about a...

I love more than anything looking at a movie scene by scene and seeing the...

I love more than anything looking at a movie scene by scene and seeing the...

I think 'destiny' is just a fancy word for a psychological pattern.

I think 'destiny' is just a fancy word for a psychological pattern.

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.

The best reason to make a film is that you feel passionately about it.

I'd like to be Dakota Fanning when I get young.

I'd like to be Dakota Fanning when I get young.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

Cruelty might be very human, and it might be cultural, but it's not acceptable.

So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies.

So, yes, there's nothing I love more than listening to directors talk about their movies.

I guess I've played a lot of victims, but that's what a lot of the...

I guess I've played a lot of victims, but that's what a lot of the...

I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to...

I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to...

I think Anna and the King is a look at Asia from the Asian perspective,...

I think Anna and the King is a look at Asia from the Asian perspective,...