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" In five years, I had done 13 films, which I think broke Elvis's record. "

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" For me, I don't even like to promote my films but I have to because it's in the fine print of my contract. "

" What women represent to the male is, historically, a big burden. It's a lovely dream, but it's the stuff of literature, art, and everything. Living up to what the male psyche projects onto the female is the stuff of books. You'd need a lot more than an interview to go into it! "

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

" 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. "

" All the lessons are in nature. You look at the way rocks are formed - the wind and the water hitting them, shaping them, making them what they are. Things take time, you know? "

" Pete Docter's a genius isn't he? "

" Americans are like Pac Man. We just eat our way through the day. There's always something going into the mouth. "

" I think it's lovely that women are afforded attention on the stage in terms of their inner journeys, their emotional lives. That's the great harvest, the great writing available to women. Whether that makes it to the screen, that's a whole other conversation. "

" When I was growing up in New York City, my father was a taxi driver for a time. "

" Imagine if somebody said your nose is too big or your ears stick out. For me, it was my neck was too short. It stuck with me all my life. "

" I remember 'vulnerability' being an unattractive word for most of my life, and I resented it as a direction coming from a director just because it implied weakness so I get the job. But it is that humbling place that creates compassion. "

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

" 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. "

" I was so much more insecure at 19. Thank God. It would be really cruel if there were a 19-year-old walking around with my confidence. "

" The largest room in the world is room for improvement. You know, some mornings my thighs are fat. Some days my hair looks great. That's the human condition. "

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

" You are the age of your spine. You are as flexible as your spine. That transfers to other areas of your life. "

" 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. "

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

" Some days I want to get the boob job, some days I want to get the eye lift. Then other days, I'm like, 'Absolutely not! Have some integrity!'... But it's all about what makes you happy. "

" The potential hot tomato of today can turn into the cold pop tart of tomorrow, and I know that. "

" I don't really know how to relate to a long-term day-in day-out kind of comfortable relationship. "

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

" I don't want to live in a bubble, in my craft or in the world... I can't, I would be cheating myself out of my generation and the world we live in. "

" 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. "

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