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" And I think for me there's a lot of neurosis involved with where you should be or thinking about where you are all the time instead of being where you are. "

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" Everyone assumes that novelists are smarter and more interesting. They're generally smarter and more interesting, but they're often very short. So it kind of cancels all the smart and interesting stuff out. "

" I was always drawn to tough girls. I liked that domineering thing. "

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" I'm drawn to people who share that sense of loss. All actors are trying to repair damaged relationships. I think that might be why I've been drawn to other actors. "

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" During 'Manchurian Candidate' - that role originated with Laurence Harvey, and I studied everything he did. I would never be able to reproduce that performance, but I got a lot of ideas from watching it. "

" I love my mother and father. The older I get, the more I value everything that they gave me. "

" A lot of times in Hollywood you're as good as your last job. "

" That's one of the benefits of working on big budget films. You work with people who have a lot of experience and you get to learn a lot. "

" I didn't think that a career in theater was very realistic so I thought the only thing I could make money doing and still be somewhat artistic was, god help me, advertising. "

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" I'm misrepresented as a scary person. I'm not. It's all about my size and my eyebrows. "

" I really never thought I was that good at film. And honestly still don't. My strength is language. My background is monologues and a certain kind of Brechtian spin on theater. "

" You can think about your career or you can think about your job. I like to think about my job. "

" I'm someone who started in the theater and really couldn't stand repeating the show. My favorite part of acting is the five or six weeks of rehearsal that you get. I like doing previews; I like the opening week because my friends and family come, and then after that, I don't want to do it anymore. "

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" Home is New York. "