For me, there have been times when an action movie, even a 'Tomb Raider,' has helped me get out of myself and be physical again. It's like therapy.

There's nothing I have to hide or defend. I'm gonna live my life. And there are times when people wanna try to attack me, and I don't know why, but they will. And that's okay.

The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy.

Homework's hard. Especially math. My kids joke with me. They tell me they have homework. I say, 'Okay.' And then I sit down and they say, 'It's math.' 'No! Not math! English, history, anything!'

To be clear: we have fights and problems like any other couple.

I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.

Women have a certain sexuality, and I think their bodies are beautiful, and I'm not embarrassed to explore that in a film. But there are things you get offered that are vulgar and violent -- just like there's a side of me that's vulgar and violent.

I loved being on the other side of the camera. I loved watching another actress in the spotlight, do an extraordinary job, and I loved making her beautiful and interesting, protecting her emotions, and showing people her talent.

War is so complex; human nature is so complex. There's no filmmaker who has ever figured it out perfectly.

Becoming a parent has just completely changed me, and made life so beautiful and given me such a center and a focus and such joy.

I always felt caged, closed in, like I was punching at things that weren't there. I always had too much energy for the room I was in.

It's probably not an accident that the films that I care about happen to be about issues that matter to me, stories that I want to tell.

I know my children will never have to say, 'Mom died of ovarian cancer.'

To do something good, it has to scare you.

I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.

I never felt settled or calm. You can't really commit to life when you feel that.

The center of my life is my kids, I woke up at 3 in the morning with four kids with jet lag and two babies. I put myself together for a few hours and go out. And then I go home. This is my job.

I see myself as a mom first. I'm so lucky to have that role in life. The world can like me, hate me, or fall apart around me and at least I wake up with my kids and I'm happy.

I imagine I will spend my days traveling from country to country to visit our children, who I expect will live around the world.

I honestly want to help. I don't believe I feel differently from other people. I think we all want justice and equality, a chance for a life with meaning.