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" Fame didn't happen to me in my 20s, it has been a gradual thing which probably makes it easier to deal with. "

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" All the things that most kids hated, I loved. I loved that things were asked of me and that, much to my surprise, I was able to do them. I loved the 10 o'clock bedtime. I loved the responsibility. "

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" I just want to say, 'Go work! It doesn't matter what it is. Work begets work. Just go!' "

" The only really conscious decision I made was to cast my net wide and if the work was good, to do it. "

" I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship. "

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" I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me! "

" The entertainment industry is terrified of silence. "

" I find the whole disdain for ageing crazy. "

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" I'm noise-sensitive. It's always better for me if things are quiet, so I can concentrate. "

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" With big, emotional roles it's very easy, especially if you've grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own pain. You have to be careful about that, because 9 times out of 10, your pain is not appropriate to the character. "

" Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good. "

" When your life is being threatened there's an instinctive urge to fight. You fight for the time you have, for your relationships. "

" A magnetic personality doesn't necessarily indicate a good heart. "

" I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress. "

" I just have to concentrate on doing what I do. "

" I'm not someone who likes to have my picture taken, let alone see it plastered all over the place. "

" You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it. "

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" I had a good imagination and I still have one; a child-like imagination that hasn't gone away. "

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" A lot of what is publicized now is really pretty trivial stuff - you know, what I eat for breakfast, where I have my pedicures, questions that I just cannot for the life of me understand why someone would want to know that. "