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" So now I'm left with cigarettes, and I'm trying to scrape that off my shoe and then I'll be done. "

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" I was very blessed always to find work; even when people thought I wasn't working, I was. "

" 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. "

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

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

" It's always refreshing to step into another time. "

" Some people fascinate me. They really worship at the altar of their careers, you know? And it's terrifying. It's sort of like setting a table and waiting for someone to come along and whoosh - push all the plates onto the floor. "

" I'm not actively avoiding television. I just haven't found the right fit yet, as it were. And that's O.K. "

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

" 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. "

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" I had a hard time calling Laurence Oliver 'Larry.' "

" I think that directing is the ultimate martyred task of filmmaking, that it has nobility to it. It takes three years to make a film, for the most part. I think it requires the attentiveness of a mother hen. "

" I feel like I'm the most forgiven actress I can think of, probably because of this short memory people have! "

" I love the rebelliousness of snail mail, and I love anything that can arrive with a postage stamp. There's something about that person's breath and hands on the letter. "

" Playing dead is difficult with a full bladder. "

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

" Well, I didn't really admit that I anywhere until my daughter started school and I knew I couldn't pull up and leave when I felt like it. "

" It's all so confusing and incestuous and curious, the trail that actors wander through in the course of their careers and how stories overlap. It's funny. "

" 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. "

" Independent films have a very different cachet than success films. "

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

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" I'm a girl, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate greatness and the struggle of sports. My situation - and I've always said this, even in politics - is may the best man win. I'm not team-bound. "

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