Mira Sorvino

I try not to judge my characters. If I'm looking at it from the outside, I'd say, 'No, she's not really a great mother.' But she wishes she were, and she wants to be, and she still has instincts toward protecting her son and wanting him to be a happy person.

Sometimes I feel limited by people's perceptions of what I can and cannot do, or what I do or don't look like.

The name game is frustrating. Agents will say, They love you, but they're going to offer it to Julia Roberts first.

The Oscars have become such a big deal these days that it's just used as adjective.

There are all kinds of other things I could do, things I would probably like, but only acting would give me emotional fulfillment.

There was something about being in front of audiences when I was in elementary school plays that gave me a thrill. It was like the rush you get from a roller coaster drop.

We all struggle with our failure to communicate and our failure to reach beyond fear to love people.

When I was 5, my mother threw a party, and a friend and I wrote and performed a play called The Dutch Doll.

I've definitely taken more family-friendly roles. Honestly, sometimes the edgier acting roles are not age-appropriate for kids but I have taken more projects that I feel have a great message or my kids can watch because of their age and that were just plain fun.

I did a Christmas movie where I played Mrs. Claus because my children's favorite movie of all time was a Christmas movie that my father did in which he played Santa, and I was like, 'How often do they make a movie about Mrs. Claus?' and, 'My kids will love this.'

I have a pretty big range of interests. I love art; I love going to the museums. I dabble in painting, and although I'm not very good at it, I enjoy it.

I love music; I love dancing. I took, like, eight years of ballet when I was a kid, and I still love dancing. There's been a couple of films where I was able to do some dance numbers, like 'Romy and Michelle' and 'Summer of Sam,' and I'm so happy when I get to do that.

Once you've found something you know how to do, it makes you feel you don't have to be intimidated by someone.

We are all capable of so much more than the narrow confines of our regular behavior and our personality. So it's interesting to play different notes on your keyboard.

I always want my character to have dimension, no matter what phase of life or situation they find themselves in.

Being a good mother is really so hard and so important, and it's this thing that all people long for. Think of all the soldiers who cry out for their mothers on the battlefield as they die. It's a primal relationship.

The revelation is that when you lift the curtain, history is decided by a very small group of people, and their own interests guide their actions, not necessarily the laws or principles we think our country rides on.

I feel like the world that ' Condor' lives in is very close to the world we're all living in every day.

As the plot of 'Condor' unfolds, you'll understand that nothing is sacred in the pharmacy world or in the behind-the-scenes workings of the CIA and FBI.

I always do that for all of my characters. I built a music playlist for her... with songs she really likes.

I have great respect for Harvey as an artist, and owe him and his brother a debt of gratitude for the early success in my career, including the Oscar.

The cognitive dissonance, the denial and cowardice that spare us painful truths and prevent us from acting in defense of innocent victims while allowing 'beloved' individuals to continue their heinous behavior must be jettisoned from the bottom of our souls.

We're going forward until we have an equitable and safe world for women.

We want to take our activism and our power into action and change things for every woman, everywhere, working in any workplace.

I have learned to pare down what I do and still be effective and strong in a role.