“Marriage is traditionally old-school in many respects. It is highly antiquated, and, that being said, beautiful.”

“Marriage is traditionally old-school in many respects. It is highly antiquated, and, that being said, beautiful.”

“Having children is not for everyone, but I think it's a beautiful lesson in it not being all about me anymore. It's a relief, in a way. It's like, this is her story now, and I'm her mom. It's a nice shift.”

“What I think is sad about the rom-com genre is that it has adopted this pejorative title. I think the reason why there haven't been as many great ones is because we are fighting against the genre itself. If it is a romantic comedy then snuggle up to the fact that it can be a really earnest, refreshing feeling to feel good after a movie.”

“You have to keep hobbies in L.A. Otherwise, it's sad.”

“There are a lot of funny people and a lot of unfunny people. Some of them are women and some of them are dudes.”

“Marriage is traditionally old-school in many respects. It is highly antiquated, and, that being said, beautiful.”

“I think part of what I love about being an actor is getting to take on different worlds and investigate different genres and travel to different lands.”

“I'm vegan on home base, but when I travel to other countries, I throw it all into the garbage.”

“Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me.”

“'In A World...' changed my life a thousand per cent. I feel thankful that something I believed in so much - I love dialect, so I dedicated five years of my life to making a film about it - yielded such rewards. It led to 'Man Up,' as well as 'No Escape,' which comes out later this year... two movies where I am the female lead.”

“The finest lesson I've learned with age is that all I need is a small team of comrades who inspire me, try not to judge me, and remind me when I'm judging myself.”