“I think women get caught up too much in having a plan - 'I'm going to ...” — Julia Stiles Quote

I think women get caught up too much in having a plan - 'I'm going to get married at this age; I'm going to have a kid at this age' - and then they just try to find a guy who will fit into that picture. I don't want my life to be based on that.

Whatever its origin, I'd like to see a cure for the Incredibly Shrinking Actress phenomena.

I actually have this fantasy of giving up my cell phone.

I would give anything to sit down with my maternal grandmother and have a cup of tea and play Scrabble. She died 10 years ago.

We're not doing brain surgery. We're not saving lives... Even if you're doing Shakespeare, it's still entertainment. We're just entertaining people. We're just doing the stuff that comes on in between the ads.

For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.

Women are strong. We can do it all. But not always at the same time.

When I traveled around the country visiting women in their own homes and talking to them about their closets, every woman lamented about 'settling' for many of the pieces in her closet.

For some reason, I have better luck when I work with women. I guess I have a good sense of sisterhood.

I remember when I started modelling and being the only non-white girl in the fashion show. I was grateful to be there, but at the casting, there had been many beautiful women of different descriptions, and I was wondering why they were not being represented.