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" I have a brass bed that's very 'Bedknobs and Broomsticks.' I got it on eBay. It's from the early 1900s. "

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" I kind of grew up in the indie world, and now that sort of writing and material is on television. "

" What's the difference between a personality disorder and a personality? You know? That's what I wanna know! "

" I'm kind of a robot in a way. Or a Tron. "

" It hasn't really made it easier getting film work. It's not like I can call up a studio or a producer and say - insert haughty voice here - 'It's Parker. I guess you might know me as the indie queen. I'm wondering if you have any projects for me to be in.' "

" I think to do a proper independent movie, in my experience, it takes 22 or 23 days to shoot. That was 'Party Girl' or 'House of Yes.' But now with the digital camera, the budgets have gotten smaller, and the days have gotten shorter. "

" With 'Dazed and Confused,' I got the high school experience I didn't get to have. "

" I sang in 'Waiting for Guffman,' and I sang in 'A Mighty Wind.' I can carry a tune, but I don't like that Broadway singing. "

" I learned how to play mandolin for 'A Mighty Wind!' "

" I traveled to Morocco once, and I only saw one television when I was there, but I did go into this dirt cave and I saw this kid chopping tomatoes and pita, and he had a picture on the wall of Jean-Claude Van Damme holding a gun. That connected with him on the other side of the world, so no wonder these big movies are made - they have a mass appeal. "

" Chris Guest has his own form. It's a way of working that is really intense, and you can commit a lot, and you focus a lot. You get to bring a lot. You get to bring things maybe you haven't seen before. You're asked to care a great deal for these people who you're playing and create heart and empathy. "

" I love playing a woman suffering, thinking about the choices that she's made and obviously wanting more. It's classic. "

" I work with directors who haven't had the experience of being on sets as much as I have. I feel like, in a way, if it's an independent movie, I can teach the crew to kind of relax, or create a vibe. It really is about a vibe. "

" There have been periods of my career that I haven't worked for a really long time, like seven or eight months. "

" I'm trying to work in studio movies, but they won't hire me. "

" There are so few stories being produced that are human. I suffer with the loss of that. I feel kind of out of place, even though I've continued to work. "

" It's really weird to be taken seriously for what you're wearing. It makes me want to wear a uniform. "

" My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward. "

" Why are women always described as 'desperate,' while men are just... irrational? "

" Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I've just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable. "

" I'm an actor, so I like costumes. "

" They love putting me in the 'indie queen' box. I had some high standards in my 20s that I don't have anymore. "

" I like to support local record stores. "

" Hey, the TV was my friend. As a child, I always said, 'I want to live in there someday.' "

" I like bears. I like bear people. I like bear-type men. "

" As an artist, you're always going to be yearning and wanting and never satisfied. I never feel like I've really achieved something. "

" We didn't do cotillions or anything. My family made fun of the pageants. "

" I really liked playing a vampire. Their hunger is insatiable. Even when they eat someone, it's never enough. "

" My aunt in Texas, when she did the hazing things, they had girls swallow oysters. They'd wrap an oyster in dental floss, swallow them, and then pull them back up. "

" I find myself listening to Talk Talk on repeat while I'm doing gardening in upstate New York. Their music is so languid, and I just love his voice. "

" I care about being creative and expressing myself. "