Joss Whedon is a hero of mine, and what he's done for women in film and television, particularly when it comes to writing female roles that would typically go to a man, is awesome.

While 'The Help' is in so many ways a celebration of these women's friendships and what they overcome, it's also very truthful and very painful, and it was intense for my mom to read that.

Directing 'When You Find Me' was one of the most creatively rewarding endeavors of my career.

Actors are always nervous about not only hurting each other, but maybe perhaps hitting each other's face and ending one's career.

Some of the things I have done... of course I'm ashamed of in the past... was just to put food on the table and just take care of my family.

Through my whole career, that's been a major thing - bringing my family with me.

For our immediate family and relatives, Canada was a land of opportunity.

My mother had been a grade-school teacher, and my father had an eighth-grade education.