“We tend to kind of write women out of history.”

Girls have that wonderful thing where they try to throw each other off, not wanting to appear too eager.

I think everyone’s always interested in playing a spy, right? That’s something we grow up admiring, which is so strange, but it’s just a very clever and quick world that we all want to be a part of.

You never see a normal spot, a bag under the eye or an unplucked eyebrow, because that’s not how Hollywood works.

I grew up in a very loud and dramatic household, and we loved being in the spotlight.

I was acting with all my childhood heroes: Meryl Streep, Saoirse Ronan, all of those amazing women.

I got a really good insight into the world of wrestling.

There’s always going to be pressure, and there’s always going to be an area where you disappoint. As a storyteller, you have to understand that.

I can’t remember a Friday when I was younger when I wasn’t eating a pizza, flirting with the barman.

Why shouldn’t there be more epic, brilliant female characters onscreen?

The biggest thing about ‘Lady Macbeth’ is the fact that people are so surprised that this woman is so amazing, and really, it shouldn’t be so amazing that this incredible character is on our screens.

I hope to create characters that people want to watch – and they either want to be or are, or it’s something that they recognize.

If I can make my mark just a little bit, then great.

Something that I’ve always been really keen on representing is some honesty with the way that we view ourselves.

I know that my way of tackling a character is very different.

I don’t think I’m going to be an international sex symbol. I mean, I know I’m not going to be an international sex symbol.

I am learning on every job I do. There is something new every time.

I found they took a lot out of you and they were exhausting for me in a lot of ways.

Rock n Roll Animal, the live album, is one of the greatest live albums out there. It was a huge influence on me.

I’m pretty satisfied with how ‘Postcard’ turned out. I think everybody did a great job.

The most relaxing thing i do, hang halfway out a 3rd floor window, and look at rocks if i fall out.

Let’s not let the government sell us out. Let’s fight for net neutrality.

When a guy takes off his coat, he’s not going to fight. When a guy takes off his wristwatch, watch out!

If you don’t love what you’re doing and you can’t give it your best, get out of it. Life is too short.

The news movement conservatives that are just laying out, slathering out the disinformation and the lies, as I discuss in my book, ‘Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right.’