I'm Usually Called Upon To

Every Summer My Husband And I Pack Our Suitcases, Load Our Kids Into The Car, And Drive From Tense, Crowded New York City To My Family's Cottage In Maine. It's On An Island, With Stretches Of Sea And Sandy Beaches, Rocky Coasts, And Pine Trees. We Barbecue, Swim, Lie Around, And Try To Do Nothing.

I've Been Lucky. I've Made Films That I Really Like. It's Been A Combination Of What Comes To Me And What I Choose. I've Gone After Lots Of Things That I Didn't Get, Pet Projects That Everybody Ends Up Chasing After. Really, You're Lucky If You Get Anything.

I Was Never The Ingenue, So Hopefully That'll Make It Easier To Age And Still Work. I Know A Lot Of Actors Who Are Really Dissatisfied With Where They're At Even Though Some Of Them Are Huge Stars And I Feel Like, 'oh, My God, You're At The Top.' Something Interesting Will Come. It Always Does. I Have Faith.

It's Too Easy To Sum Up A Person's Character In One Negative Instant, And It Doesn't Put Anything Good Out Into The World.

I've Seen A Lot Of The United States, Having Stayed In So Many Different Cities And Towns For Work. It's Such A Strange And Fascinating Country, And Instead Of Learning About It Through A Textbook, I Would Rather Discover Its History And Traditions And Institutions Through Fiction And Nonfiction Writers.