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" On the set for 'Beetlejuice,' it was before people would go watch on monitors, and directors would be next to the camera. "

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" I'm getting asked a lot, 'You don't have kids, so how do you know how to act like a mother?' I know nothing could compare, and I haven't had that experience, but when my niece was born, I felt like I would jump in front of a car and die for this little person I didn't even know yet. "

" I'm not someone like Norma Desmond who's harking back to her younger days. "

" People don't realise how much tension they hold in their forearms. "

" For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move. "

" The Duffers can be super articulate or very straight to the point. I was really impressed with how they were with each other. "

" I'm the type who'd rather not work than work on something I'm not into. I've done that a couple of times, and I feel like I can totally see it in my performance. "

" Weird people follow you in the streets, you can't sit alone in a restaurant or a cafe and read a book in peace, and I think everybody values those moments of being alone. "

" I would have to say 'The Crucible' stands out because it was one of the best experiences I've ever had, but, you know, Arthur Miller being present on the set - which was wonderful and incredible - but, to have him in your eye line is quite intimidating. It's such a beautiful language he created, so that was challenging but exciting. "

" I love photography and first editions. I have that in my genes. My father was an archivist. "

" You can't pay enough money to... cure that feeling of being broken and confused. "

" When I'm acting well, it's the most exhilarating experience. When I'm bad, it's miserable. "

" I love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set. "

" I'm not interested in playing the girl that's just there to make the guy, you know, give him a talking to. "

" I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time. "

" I've been embracing aging. I always have, since I was a kid. When you're the kid on the set for so long, you just, like, daydream about being older. "

" I don't use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it. "

" I feel my best when I'm happy. "

" I would love to someday do a play. I did one when I was very young in San Francisco, where I grew up. A girl can dream. "

" It's really good to be able to think about past loves without having a pit in my stomach, or cringing or feeling heart-broken, or like they hate you. Don't you think? "

" It used to be that you commit to something, and then basically you spend your year doing that. Now there's a constant conversation of how you have to keep working in order to remind people that you're around. "

" I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record. "

" You try to get out there and live. I've always had good friends who've been very supportive and help make me feel good and grounded because I've never felt attached to the film industry. "

" What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property. "

" My parents are awesome, but they're pretty left-wing. "

" Usually, the roles that you get offered that are the mom roles are very much the mom role. "

" I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself. "

" I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all. "

" I've always been super-private and protective of certain experiences and certain friends. "

" In real life, and for women everywhere, no matter what their job is, your 30s and your 40s and beyond should be celebrated. "

" I'd rather never have been married than been divorced a few times. Not that there's anything wrong with divorce, but I don't think I could do it if that was a possibility. "