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" People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am. "

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" It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes. "

" I find the whole disdain for ageing crazy. "

" I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody. "

" With big, emotional roles it's very easy, especially if you've grown up in the American school of acting, to exploit your own pain. You have to be careful about that, because 9 times out of 10, your pain is not appropriate to the character. "

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" I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable. "

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" The good thing is that I'm always honest. "

" My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father. "

" I don't want to spend my life in my 40s feeling bad about being in my 40s, and then all of a sudden I'm 50, and I will have missed a whole decade! "

" Doing the right thing has power. "

Doing The Right Thing

" For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting. "

" I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship. "

" I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word. "

" I don't consider myself a celebrity and I don't consider myself a star. "

" A magnetic personality doesn't necessarily indicate a good heart. "

" I'm profoundly lucky. I really like it. I really like my work. I've liked it since I was 5 years old. "

" I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress. "

" I love to work in all sorts of different situations. "

" I crave a cone of silence every once in while. "