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" I was very blessed always to find work; even when people thought I wasn't working, I was. "

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" I'm not actively avoiding television. I just haven't found the right fit yet, as it were. And that's O.K. "

" I want to sit down, and I want to laugh. Nothing works better for me than watching somebody slip on a banana peel. "

" Americans have an interesting conundrum, a black and white line: You're on one side or the other of Puritanism or licentiousness. But that gray area where people abide, between their ears or on the Internet, needs to be fleshed out more in terms of permission granted. "

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" I like someone who's suffered from both sides. "

" So now I'm left with cigarettes, and I'm trying to scrape that off my shoe and then I'll be done. "

" I'm not a bad parent and partner, even if I make a thousand mistakes. "

" I think fun is an important part of the entertainment industry, and it should be. Anybody who's not incorporating some of that into their work needs to take a break, go away, and have an attitude adjustment. "

" There's a voice inside children that knows right from wrong. I call it listening to your inner Jiminy Cricket. I tell my daughter, 'If you're thinking this is not the best idea, it probably isn't.' "

" I think the secret to happiness is having a Teflon soul. Whatever comes your way, you either let it slide or you cook with it. "

" It's always refreshing to step into another time. "

" You really can't take a cat and turn it into a dog, or try and get lemons off an apple tree, or what have you. "

" Are we asking terribly much of people to be curious and interested in the female experience from the female perspective? "

" The weird thing about film, which I don't really care for, is that I'm always surprised when I see the film. One way or another, I'm always surprised. "

" Independent films have a very different cachet than success films. "

" I love my work, but there is no price you can put on what you miss when you are away from your kids. "

" Self-respect is a commodity worth cleaving to. "

" Playing dead is difficult with a full bladder. "

" It's rare that you get to have a lovely time of it and you're not just portraying endless trauma on film. "

" I had a hard time calling Laurence Oliver 'Larry.' "

" I don't have a game plan. I never did, and it's too late to have one even if I wanted to. "

" I've heard stories of people, even celebrities that have gone online, pretended to be someone they weren't, and conducted a 5-year friendship via e-mail. Then, they got married because they really love each other from all that communication. "

" I think, certainly, directing is a visual medium, but it's also about communication, and a lot of times, great directors are lacking in communication skills, which is rather shocking to discover that. "

" I loved acting, I started as a child and it is interesting because I didn't compare myself to others that were doing the same thing. I just felt that I needed to stay focused and stay out of trouble. "

" But I do love horses. They are such an expression of joy. "

" Anyone who's had a finger pointed at them and been told they're pretty or attractive, there's a power that comes with that. But beauty for a woman becomes cumbersome because it's always being equated with youth. "

" For me, going away to work is the hardest part of my life and career. "

" We live our whole lives, and in our dying moment, we have to ask ourselves, 'What did we really care about? What impact did we make on the world?' The older I get, the more I realize the answers have to do with how we affect and love the people around us. "

" The industry's memory is quite short, it's true. "