“My mom's a screenwriter, and before that, she was an actress, and my f...” — Jennifer Jason Leigh Quote

My mom's a screenwriter, and before that, she was an actress, and my father was an actor; my stepfather was a director, so I was on sets a lot as a kid. I loved the magic of the set. You walk in, and it's a living room, and you walk outside, and it's just a piece of wood held up by another piece of wood.

Not to compare an actor to a painter, but you can go through different phases and still be the same artist, y'know?

I don't really watch my moves all that often; I mean, really, I don't.

I feel like I had a great career in a way. Maybe not the most successful monetarily or in other ways, but creatively, I feel incredibly fortunate.

Mahesh Bhatt has changed me a lot. I used to be very held back with my words. He has made me open up. He has taught me how to say what comes to my mind, just as he does.

Through my mind, is just the horror of these people. I had been held by them, I knew how violent they were.

You might think that shifting your thoughts is as easy as setting your mind to it. But stressful thoughts aren't held in place through choice or will power. They're held in place through perceived truth value.

With my own stuff, I've always held to the belief that it should take as long as it takes until it feels right.

'SNL' is the first real job I've held for more than a month and a half.