Funny how defined we are by how we present ourselves to the world.
If I get a role, it's because I fought for it.
I don't know if there will ever be a day that I'm not wearing heels. I'm a very big personality, and I don't like to look up at other people.
There have been situations where I have lost movies because I've said, 'This is not a fair deal,' and I've walked away.
My favourite smell is the smell of cut grass, and the sound of sprinklers going on.
I'm a shadow whisperer: I hide in the shadows. And I tend to avoid places where I might get photographed and end up with my picture in the press.
I just don't think of myself as a movie star - I'm an actress.
For the most part, I was surprised by the representation of female characters onscreen. I do hope that when we include more female storytellers, we will have more of the women that I recognize in my day to day life.
I'm going to do anything I can to be there and support any organization that empowers and creates opportunities for women.
One of my goals is to play a villain in a Bond film. People ask me if I want to be a Bond girl, and I say, 'No, I want to be the villain.' I'm waiting for that call!
My grandmother was my inspiration. She was the person who took me to the theater and encouraged me to act, and she's the one who always believed in me.
I talked to congressmen who really hate having to go to the many fundraisers, but they see it as a necessary part of their job.
There's a lot of criticism on how an actress is aging. Why do we do that with women? I work with a lot of men who take terrible care of themselves - they drink too much, or they eat too much. We need to allow women to age.
I do know that people treat me different with blonde hair than they do with red hair.
I grew up in a low-income family. I was raised by a single mother.
I think, in the past, being brave - being powerful, being strong - were qualities that people associated with being masculine. And I think... no, I don't think - I know that now we're realizing they can be feminine, too.
The great thing about modern feminism is that women can define what it means to them: it can mean being ambitious, it can mean being emotional, it can mean being sensitive and compassionate and also a leader. It can mean all those things.
If I'm in Italy, I'll have an espresso, but I try not to get my energy from things like that.
Green tea throughout the day is the healthiest thing I've discovered for me.
My goal is that a girl will watch 'The Martian' or 'Interstellar' and think, 'I want to be an astronaut or a quantum physicist.' It's important to show powerful women who are good at their jobs because young girls need those examples.
