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" I take the responsibility of choosing seriously because it becomes an indelible part of your body of work. Something has to sing to me. "

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" I have a hard time getting motivated to do something that seems like a career move. I've gotten into vague trouble with my agents for turning down work that I thought was exploitative. "

" I'll talk to myself out loud a lot. "

" Being a good mother is really so hard and so important, and it's this thing that all people long for. Think of all the soldiers who cry out for their mothers on the battlefield as they die. It's a primal relationship. "

" I hate it when people use sex as a weapon against the people who are engaging in it. It's so hypocritical. "

" I feel like the world that ' Condor' lives in is very close to the world we're all living in every day. "

" Acting is doing, because everything you say or do is some kind of an action, some kind of a verb. You're always connected to the other person through some kind of action. "

" I have a pretty big range of interests. I love art; I love going to the museums. I dabble in painting, and although I'm not very good at it, I enjoy it. "

" My father taught me how to substitute realities. "

" It's the relationships between people that are more important than the sort of far away fantasies of what the good life is, the world of supermodels and Bud ads. "

" I had been looking for a New York apartment, but I said, Why not give LA a go? "

" I'm doing things that are more artistic again, more close to the material that I love. I don't disparage those things that I did. They're just not as much reflective of who I am. "

" I try to become more humble and more myself with every year. There was a while when I got famous where I was so confused and my head was spinning. "

" I have great respect for Harvey as an artist, and owe him and his brother a debt of gratitude for the early success in my career, including the Oscar. "

" Now that I've got some films under my belt, I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on. "

" I had a Christian upbringing - it was all about sin and guilt. I was very happy just kissing people. I was like the make-out queen - not even second base. "

" The name game is frustrating. Agents will say, They love you, but they're going to offer it to Julia Roberts first. "

" I want my life to effect the balance to the positive. "

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" I assume that if people get to know me, they'll like me. If they don't, it's not my problem. "

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" I always feel I can play a role - just give me the time to do the preparation and I'll be it. "

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" Once you've found something you know how to do, it makes you feel you don't have to be intimidated by someone. "