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" I want to be a good friend, a good sister, a good person and a good actress. "

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" I did this little movie I really love called 'Experimenter,' but that took six years to get made and no money. "

" I love photography and first editions. I have that in my genes. My father was an archivist. "

" I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself. "

" There are certain directors who will start talking to you about something, and suddenly you'll be ready to roll, and you'll realize it was very specific. "

" I'm the type who'd rather not work than work on something I'm not into. I've done that a couple of times, and I feel like I can totally see it in my performance. "

" I've always been fascinated with twins. "

" Usually, the roles that you get offered that are the mom roles are very much the mom role. "

" The older you get, the more yourself you can be and the less worried you are about what other people think. "

" That's an aspect of this business which can be very frustrating and aggravating. Most of what is written about you is wrong and so much of what does get printed is often about personal things that you don't want to have other people read about. "

" People think that they just want movies like Pretty Woman, when really they - at least the ones that I know personally - have been waiting for something that doesn't completely insult them. "

" I remember when I was about 18, Sean Penn made a bet with me. He had just directed his first movie, and he's like, 'By the time you're 30, I will bet you $500 that you'll be sick of acting.' I'm still waiting to collect, because I'm not. "

" Break-ups are hard for anybody, but it's particularly tough when it's being documented and you see the person's picture everywhere. Most people don't have that added problem when they break up with someone. "

" It's an indication of how cynical our society has become that any kind of love story with a sad theme is automatically ridiculed as sentimental junk. "

" Honestly, if it wasn't for 'Beetlejuice,' where would I be? That movie was a big thing for me. "

" You've got to grow up sometime. "

" When your parents are madly in love for 45 years, your standards are really high. "

" Remember, I'm the kind of kid who used to get stuffed into a locker by school bullies. I've never felt like I'm a big star at any level of my life. "

" I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run. "

" I was inspired by lots of people, certainly in acting and in writing and stuff, but I never wanted to be somebody else. "

" I was very lucky because Tim Burton really gave me a career. I don't think Hollywood would've known what to do with me. If I hadn't done 'Beetlejuice,' I think I would've just gone back to my school. "

" I don't hang out with agents and producers and I'm not into the business side at all. "

" When I was young, I was the sweetheart of the press. They loved me but were kind of waiting for me to mess up. I had no skeletons in my closet, no major past to talk about. "

" I'm not interested in playing the girl that's just there to make the guy, you know, give him a talking to. "

" I think I really scored with my parents. All of my friends pretty much came from broken homes, and my parents are still together, but not only that, they're still in love and still write together. "

" It was hard to find that transition to adult roles. "

" When I'm acting well, it's the most exhilarating experience. When I'm bad, it's miserable. "

" Some people go to L.A. just to see recognizable people. There are tour buses. But in New York, everyone seems a little less into that. "

" I loved movies, but I can't remember ever really wanting to be an actress, and I certainly didn't imagine ever being in a movie. I think I wanted to be a writer. "