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I don't consider myself a Hollywood liberal, but I have my convictions and my beliefs.

I'm a very private person, a very bookish person. The social world of Hollywood I know nothing about because I choose not to take part.

I know a couple of my friends - quite a few - there is a conservative movement in Hollywood, and we kind of stay amongst ourselves.

I'm really aware of the conversations that surround young actresses in Hollywood. I always get myself into a hole with these conversations, and I get weirdly quoted, and I sound militant and like I'm not thankful at all, and I'm so thankful of everything that's happening. But I'm an active observer of the machinations of this world.

As much as my parents are part of Hollywood, I have no recollection of them giving me advice about it.

A part of me is a liberal New Yorker involved in politics and certain attitudes about movies. I kind of lost my indie credibility over 'Mr. and Mrs. Smith.' I know I haven't lost it. I just have to go make an independent movie. I just have to do it. Just for me.

After Hollywood, you know if people are interested in you or in the fact that you've been in a movie. You know who your real friends are.

I have a dirty mouth sometimes, and I'm very liberal, and that doesn't always go down well in the film industry - especially when you've got to appeal to mums and daughters.

Hollywood is all made up, anyway. Especially the stories and angles that people want to pin on you.