Hope Davis, Born: 23 March 1964, Englewood, New Jersey, USA

Storytelling is what lights my fire.

I would do 'American Splendor' and 'About Schmidt' again in a heartbeat.

I'm not really high-strung now, but I was a very high-strung child.

I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. ...Show more »

I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. I just thought, 'This is so not for me. I would rather talk to one of my girlfriends.' Show less «

I'm usually called upon to play the dreary suicidal girl.

The older you get, the more you realize that the way you look is a reflection of how you treat yours...Show more »

The older you get, the more you realize that the way you look is a reflection of how you treat yourself. Show less «

I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work.

I love stories that give me a perspective on how easy American life has become in the 21st century.

I'm not at a point in my life when I'm analyzing too much.

I travel all the time, and I have two small children.

I do smaller films, I'm not getting big paydays. I feel like we're just kind of scraping together he...Show more »

I do smaller films, I'm not getting big paydays. I feel like we're just kind of scraping together here. Show less «

There's nothing I love more than a good cry.

I just love to make a whole roomful of people laugh.

The work evolves when you get another part, and then you're getting called on to solve difficult cha...Show more »

The work evolves when you get another part, and then you're getting called on to solve difficult characters, to inject a note of humanity into them. It's more interesting for me to do that than to stand around and be sunny. Show less «

I get to play a lot of hysterics.

I'm a New Yorker, and I rarely get to work at home.

I have a husband and children, and it affects me deeply that somebody could be taken away in a secon...Show more »

I have a husband and children, and it affects me deeply that somebody could be taken away in a second. Show less «

I was never the ingÃ©nue, so hopefully that'll make it easier to age and still work. I know a lot ...Show more »

I was never the ingÃ©nue, so hopefully that'll make it easier to age and still work. I know a lot of actors who are really dissatisfied with where they're at even though some of them are huge stars and I feel like, 'Oh, my God, you're at the top.' Something interesting will come. It always does. I have faith. Show less «

I'm way too disorganized.

I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. ...Show more »

I have not spent years in therapy; I tried therapy in my mid-twenties, and it did not go very well. I just thought, 'This is so not for me. I would rather talk to one of my girlfriends.' I'm not at a point in my life when I'm analyzing too much. I have young children, and I'm just pretty much crazed. Show less «

To play Hillary Clinton? I'm kind of winging it. No, are you kidding me? I prepared obsessively. I m...Show more »

To play Hillary Clinton? I'm kind of winging it. No, are you kidding me? I prepared obsessively. I mean, as much as I could in the time that I was given. Of course, with someone like Hillary Clinton, obviously, anything you want is on YouTube and at your fingertips there. Show less «

It's too easy to sum up a person's character in one negative instant, and it doesn't put anything go...Show more »

It's too easy to sum up a person's character in one negative instant, and it doesn't put anything good out into the world. Show less «

But I think Hillary Clinton is one of the most amazing women of this time.

The network shows tend to be run, in general, in my experience, by committee, and it's hard for acto...Show more »

The network shows tend to be run, in general, in my experience, by committee, and it's hard for actors and writers to do their jobs. Show less «

I've been lucky. I've made films that I really like. It's been a combination of what comes to me and...Show more »

I've been lucky. I've made films that I really like. It's been a combination of what comes to me and what I choose. I've gone after lots of things that I didn't get, pet projects that everybody ends up chasing after. Really, you're lucky if you get anything. Show less «

I feel like I'm one of the happiest people I know.

I haven't frequented a nail salon in a long time.

I like to work. I enjoy once a year, doing a film.

You know what I have noticed? And this is really sad. Flying first class is less scary than flying c...Show more »

You know what I have noticed? And this is really sad. Flying first class is less scary than flying coach. They speak to you and they're so nice to you and they want to help you and they know you want a drink before the plane takes off. And they bring it to you without asking. If you're sitting in coach and hoping for a drink, good luck. Show less «

I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work. ...Show more »

I've seen a lot of the United States, having stayed in so many different cities and towns for work. It's such a strange and fascinating country, and instead of learning about it through a textbook, I would rather discover its history and traditions and institutions through fiction and nonfiction writers. Show less «

You know how a lot of people say they could go crazy? Well, I feel I live very close to that line.

When my dad needed a shirt ironed, he would yell downstairs to my mother, who would drop everything ...Show more »

When my dad needed a shirt ironed, he would yell downstairs to my mother, who would drop everything and iron his shirt. Show less «

Every summer my husband and I pack our suitcases, load our kids into the car, and drive from tense, ...Show more »

Every summer my husband and I pack our suitcases, load our kids into the car, and drive from tense, crowded New York City to my family's cottage in Maine. It's on an island, with stretches of sea and sandy beaches, rocky coasts, and pine trees. We barbecue, swim, lie around, and try to do nothing. Show less «