ANNE HATHAWAY
On her peak acting experience: “When I wrapped Rachel Getting Married and Bill Irwin asked how I was feeling, I said, ‘Satisfied.’ That was astonishing to be able to unequivocally say, I left my guts out there on that one, and I couldn’t have done better.”

SALMA HAYEK
On directing and producing: “Everyone has to find their own path, but this worked for me. I survived Hollywood—not only survived it but reinvented it for myself. Nobody thought I was going to last this long!

HALLE BERRY
On bringing characters to life: “I’ve had a life full of great highs but also great lows. My well is deep. And my process is figuring out how to funnel my own pain, my own rage, through a character. When I can do that in a healthy way, it’s like I won the lottery.”