When I was told that I was being offered a role in 'Miss Julie,' I already knew I wanted to do it.

When your father directed your mother in 'Orpheus Descending,' the kid's going to be a theater nerd.

I just think the more we're observed by other people, the less we can observe them in order to play them and find their true condition.

My intention of making acting a career was about being onstage.

I don't need to be liked, but I need to be vital - on set or on stage - and I think that probably would be my advice: Stay vital. It's about saying 'no' and asking the tough questions and believing in yourself when no one else will, but you have to know the rules to break them.

Being vital means knowing the rules and being brave enough to break them.