“I'm a fraidy cat. I play everything very safe in my life, so I think that's why …” — Jennifer Jason Leigh

I'm so different to the roles I play, and perhaps that's why they are appealing to me as an actor. But I would never want to inhabit my characters' shoes in real life.

I used to go to Haagen-Dazs and order three banana splits at a time!

Being a good girl means suppressing a lot.

I sort of spend every moment that I'm not working doing things with my son. You do the best you can, and you make the most of the time you have.