I was inspired more by early Bette Midler. I do wear a fancy dress and very high heels - and extra high hair. My goal is to obliterate all earnestness.

I'm pretty earthy; I nursed forever because I liked it and my kids liked it, but at the same time I'm very laissez-faire about stuff like bedtimes and food.

Losing yourself in the character opens you up in a way that no amount of precise preparation can.

I'm so bad at spontaneous impressions.

My dad was a career military man, so I had that kind of discipline and training.

This is the man my mother lived for. My career means something now because I've worked with Robert Redford.

I do not follow the rules of fashion, and I don't like to be considered a man of the world of fashion. I like to call it the 'style industry' because we try to work on taste.

I became an actor because I enjoy playing a variety of different people rather than playing one person for the rest of my career.