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

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

" I've been embracing aging. I always have, since I was a kid. When you're the kid on the set for so long, you just, like, daydream about being older. "

" When I think about the stuff I've turned down or the stuff I wasn't interested in, I don't have any regrets. Yes, there were some movies that went on to be really popular. But now, how do they really fit into things? "

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

" I don't have any interest in being a movie star. "

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

" It used to be that you commit to something, and then basically you spend your year doing that. Now there's a constant conversation of how you have to keep working in order to remind people that you're around. "

" I just did what I found interesting. I was so lucky that I was able to do that, especially in the '90s. I was really able to have a life to go back to. "

" I wish I could unknow this, but there is a perception of me that I'm super-sensitive and fragile. And I am super-sensitive, and I don't think that that's a bad thing. To do what I do, I have to remain open. "

" What's awful about being famous and being an actress is when people come up to you and touch you. That's scary, and they just seem to think it's okay to do it, like you're public property. "

" 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. "

" 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 love getting older. I think it has to do with always being the kid on set. "

" It's equally as important to me to be a good friend and a good sister and a good daughter. I'm very close with my family and friends. "

" It's part of the celebrity process but my life has never been as interesting or as wild as what's been printed about me. "

" 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 would have to say 'The Crucible' stands out because it was one of the best experiences I've ever had, but, you know, Arthur Miller being present on the set - which was wonderful and incredible - but, to have him in your eye line is quite intimidating. It's such a beautiful language he created, so that was challenging but exciting. "

" I love books and going to bookstores. My favorite sound is the sound of the needle hitting the record. "

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

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

" I'm not someone like Norma Desmond who's harking back to her younger days. "

" I love watching old movies, and I read a lot of autobiographies. "

" It's like, sometimes I'll watch a movie, and it's got some big star in it playing a working-class person, and the character is in a grocery store, and you can kind of tell, from just watching the scene, that this actor doesn't do their own shopping. So you have to have some sense of reality. "

" Even though 'Heathers' didn't make a lot of money, I really was able to transition into a situation where people thought I could play an attractive role because of it. "

" Googling yourself is maybe one of the worst things you can do. I did it once, and someone had to talk me off a ledge. "

" 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 wanted to be just a normal girl flirting with a normal guy. It's like, you meet people, and they know this stuff about you. It's why you want to meet somebody who's in the same business, only because they understand more. But you don't necessarily want to be with another actor. "

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