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" Everything's cyclical. Having been raised by actors, I watched their careers, and the challenge is to take time off. "

" I know that I've seen a mannerism, or a way I've cried, or something, where I see a flash of my parents. "

" There are a lot more female writers wanting to direct their own material and hopefully will be given the opportunity. "

" Being an actress my whole life, it feels so good to have a clean face when I'm off, so I'm not a big makeup wearer. "

" You must always watch when David Lynch makes anything. "

" Meditation is a practice that is considered mainstream: The NFL uses it, the NBA uses it, heart patients use it. It's very easy to consider yourself a meditator and not be too alternative-minded. "

" I think there are ways to get so caught up in your career and being so heavy and dramatic, and everyone wants to be a tortured genius. "

" I was raised Catholic, and my grandmother taught me to stay. As a teenager, I thought if you went on a date, you should stay for a couple of years. I didn't realize that if he wasn't your cup of tea, you got to leave. "

" I'm not averse to being a supporting character. I try to pick parts where I can add something. "

" I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people struggling to raise children, and to have relationships and be intimate with each other. "

" People now tell me it's a good thing I stayed away from teen films. Well, it wasn't my choice. I wasn't hired. "

" If I had different parents who were in it for the money, I might have a different perspective. But they really are artists; they intelligently approach each character and prepare in every sense of the word. I grew up in a world that had great discipline. "

" There are people who consider it almost unpatriotic to be inquisitive and to be truthful about your opinions. "

" When you're first reading the script and thinking about playing the part, it's slightly daunting. It's easy to question, 'Is an audience going to like me? And is that my job?' "

" I care a lot about big food and everyone's right to healthy, nutritious food and what's caused obesity in America and obesity in children in America. "

" Jealousy is a scary thing. "

" It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one. "

" My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother. "

" That's life - to turn each other on, to feel good, to feel in love. "

" I always wanted to do a 'Ms. Smith Goes to Washington.' "

" What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me. "

" With 'Mask,' 'Smooth Talk' and 'Blue Velvet,' I loved the specific experiences so much. Each one was a specific filmmaker with a specific vision. "

" At the end of the day, you have to sit with the scripts and decide where your heart is. "

" Every role is a new form of surrender. "

" Going to the Academy Awards is something I remember since I was six, when I went with my mom for the first time, 14 with my dad, you know, and there I am, at 22, 23, whatever I was, sitting next to my mom. You know, and then again, there with my dad. Like, there's a beauty to it, and I care deeply about film history. "

" My mother is extremely interested in everything esoteric. "

" If you're looking to be loved for a part, it's great and enticing to be adorable in a romantic comedy. But then, as an actor, you get stuck. "

" There's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side of the tracks. "

" My dad taught me to never be pigeonholed; to really allow yourself to reinvent characters as they reinvent you; to be bold and to be willing to play seemingly unlikeable people. "

" Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job. "