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" I'd been acting since I was a teenager. I'd come to the point where I was writing my own movies of the week for TV. That was fun. "

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" I have more control of the material if I produce. I can be much more active in choosing the writer, shaping the script, casting and editing the film. "

" To give a successful character portrayal on stage or on film, the part has to be played inside of you. "

" Have you noticed that they write parts for mute women but not for mute men? It must be a masculine dream: a woman who can feel and hear but not talk! "

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" It's not the love affair I have with film, but television can be a playground for interesting ideas. "

" Women are good at emotional things. We are emotional people. It is much harder to be cold and unemotional. "

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