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

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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. "

" Money doesn't matter on a deeply personal level. It doesn't make you feel any happier. But of course I am very aware that I don't have to worry about earning a living or about those very important practical things that most people have to worry about on a very real level. "

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

" On the set for 'Beetlejuice,' it was before people would go watch on monitors, and directors would be next to the camera. "

" Remember when you were a kid, and everyone used to say, 'Would you rather be interested or interesting?' And to me, it was always like, 'Interested!' How is that even a question? I feel very lucky that I'm just really, really interested in a lot of things. "

" Even though I never really had to pound the pavement as an actor, I always worked really hard. But, at the same time, I always felt like people thought that I didn't have to struggle even though I was struggling. "

" Apparently, Bette Davis and a lot of actresses had a hard time in their 30s, too. "

" My favourite performances are by actresses like Bette Davis in 'All About Eve' or Gena Rowlands in pretty much anything - performances that have nothing to do with age. "

" I get sent a lot of scripts where you're just the mom. "

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

" I would love to someday do a play. I did one when I was very young in San Francisco, where I grew up. A girl can dream. "

" 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. "

" I approached work very seriously. I never went out. I couldn't fathom people who could go out to clubs... I mean, if I had a 6 A.M. call, I had to be prepared. I had to be in bed at a certain hour. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's really good to be able to think about past loves without having a pit in my stomach, or cringing or feeling heart-broken, or like they hate you. Don't you think? "

" I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time. "

" I don't use the Internet, but apparently you can find out everything on it. "

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

" I would never give advice, because I would feel very presumptuous. "

" 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. "

" It's just people should realize that the celebrity aspect of being an actor is very rarely enjoyable for people like me who would always rather go unnoticed and disappear into the crowd. "

" My parents are awesome, but they're pretty left-wing. "

" When you finally accept that it's OK not to have answers and it's OK not to be perfect, you realize that feeling confused is a normal part of what it is to be a human being. "

" I feel my best when I'm happy. "

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" I went from weirdo teenager to pixie waif to them not knowing what the hell to do with me. "

" I did 'Beetlejuice,' and it was a big movie, but it didn't help my high-school experience. In fact, it made it worse. I was a freak and a witch. "

" I'm part of the crew obsessed with 'The Wire.' Like, I'm not over that yet. "