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" Pixar has the integrity to not rush. "

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" I believe that there is good. I believe there is evil. Do I believe that they come from God who is watching us conduct myriad never-ending wars and looks benignly on because there's higher purpose to all of this? I don't think so. "

" The whole idea of death is something that we tend to kind of really not deal with at all. "

" People don't come to New York out of resignation. They come here with a dream. Mine was to be an actress. "

" The cool thing about those small-budget movies is that there's a tremendous amount of freedom the filmmakers have since there's less money at stake. "

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" I think Ada in 'The Piano' is the most interior character I've ever had the chance to play, either on the stage or in anything I've done for film or TV. "

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" My nucleus of friends or something protects me from the machinery that is Hollywood. I don't think I'm on the same quest that a lot of people are. I guess that could be a limitation. "

" With longevity comes, 'Nothing is going to kill me; I cannot irreparably damage my career.' Those days are over. The most I can sustain are fender benders. "

" Helen Mirren is, I think, one of the fascinating actresses. Period. She captivates people and has tremendous power and charisma because she has never cashed in on being an exquisite beauty, even though I think she is. I can't say I'm anything like her, but I hope something similar will happen with me. "

" I moved to the city in August of 1980, and someone I thought was a friend had an apartment in this wedding cake of a building, so I slept on her couch for a few days. "

" I appreciate my instincts, but my instincts can be dead wrong. Circumspection can give you time. "

" Sometimes it's very difficult to do a movie that's good and then have that movie make it to the light of day. "

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" Giving up something personal to the public, you are surrendering something. "

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" For every movie that you go see, how many leading male roles are there in any given movie, and how many leading female roles are there? There may be 5 or 6 really good roles for guys and maybe one for a woman. And it doesn't even matter if you're 25. That's just the logistics. "

" In the life of a director - these days in particular - when it really does take so long to do a movie, with a few exceptions, actors may never work with a director again, even if they're great friends. "

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