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" Apparently, Bette Davis and a lot of actresses had a hard time in their 30s, too. "
Had
Hard
Too
" As a teenager, I worked on Indian reservations, and it was such an incredible culture: the elders are so respected. "
Elders
Indian
Incredible
" Break-ups are hard for anybody, but it's particularly tough when it's being documented and you see the person's picture everywhere. Most people don't have that added problem when they break up with someone. "
Picture
People
Problem
" But I've always felt a need to have a life which is completely separate - at least as far as possible - from the kind of illusory lifestyle that comes with being a celebrity. "
Need
Kind
Far
" Even though 'Heathers' didn't make a lot of money, I really was able to transition into a situation where people thought I could play an attractive role because of it. "
Money
Play
Situation
" Even though I never really had to pound the pavement as an actor, I always worked really hard. But, at the same time, I always felt like people thought that I didn't have to struggle even though I was struggling. "
People
Time
Thought
" For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move. "
Long
Time
People
" Googling yourself is maybe one of the worst things you can do. I did it once, and someone had to talk me off a ledge. "
You
Worst
Me
" Honestly, if it wasn't for 'Beetlejuice,' where would I be? That movie was a big thing for me. "
Movie
Big
Big Thing
" I am not a person who can really sit around and think about regrets because with every bad experience that you have, there is weirdly something good that comes from it. "
Bad
Experience
Think
" I approached work very seriously. I never went out. I couldn't fathom people who could go out to clubs... I mean, if I had a 6 A.M. call, I had to be prepared. I had to be in bed at a certain hour. "
Be Prepared
Work
Seriously
" I binge-watched this show 'Damages.' Glenn Close and Rose Byrne are so good. Lily Tomlin is in it. You see all these great actors, and the writing is terrific. There are a lot of shows like that. "
Good
Writing
See
" I can see it in even great actors' performances, when they're phoning it in. "
Great
See
I Can
" I definitely count my blessings. I feel like I've had such a great ride. Early on, to be able to work with some of the people I did, I feel really lucky. "
Work
Ride
People
" I did 'Beetlejuice,' and it was a big movie, but it didn't help my high-school experience. In fact, it made it worse. I was a freak and a witch. "
Fact
Help
Big
" I did this little movie I really love called 'Experimenter,' but that took six years to get made and no money. "
Get
Money
Made
" I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself. "
Anybody
Myself
Am
" I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all. "
Side
Producers
Out
" I don't have a director's mind. "
Mind
Director
" I don't have any interest in being a movie star. "
Being
Movie
Star
" I don't use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it. "
Find
Everything
Internet
" I'd rather never have been married than been divorced a few times. Not that there's anything wrong with divorce, but I don't think I could do it if that was a possibility. "
Think
Wrong
Never
" I feel a little stronger than people perceive me. "
Me
Feel
Little
" I feel like I had to learn how to take care of myself and find out what made me happy aside from just making films. "
Happy
Take Care
Myself
" I feel my best when I'm happy. "
I Feel
Happy
Best
" If I showed you scripts from my first few movies, the descriptions of my characters all said 'the ugly girl'. "
Girl
Movies
Said
" I get sent a lot of scripts where you're just the mom. "
You
Get
Mom
" I have my email on my Blackberry, and that's about it. "
Blackberry
Email
About
" I have this sense that I didn't really start growing up until my twenties. "
Sense
Start
Growing
" I just did what I found interesting. I was so lucky that I was able to do that, especially in the '90s. I was really able to have a life to go back to. "
Lucky
Life
Just
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