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" The culture is eating nature; it's overpowering storytelling. Movies are turning into games - it's abut the image, not nuance. "

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" I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role. "

" Being in a Woody Allen film. I cherish it. "

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" I'm the character actor in Hollywood movies, the girl who has to be annoying so the guy can go to the other girl. "

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" It's really weird to be taken seriously for what you're wearing. It makes me want to wear a uniform. "

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" I like the two worlds coming together in the Internet space, which is so up for grabs... It all struck me when I heard about Twitter and Instagram, how it's like notes you pass in class. If someone's passing you a note, you really should be doing something else, and instead you're like, oh, 'What are you doing?' "

" There are roles out there and women out there that are fascinating to me, and there are things in our culture that I see that I want to express. It's my passion to express that. "

" Indie movies got co-opted by the studio system. The studios insisted that only stars could make movies successful. "

" I was raised Catholic, but the devil was never with a pitchfork. "

" I wonder if people who see 'Blade' will have even seen my other movies. But I don't want all my movies to be in a vacuum. I need a balance because one pays, and the other doesn't. "

" I love playing a woman suffering, thinking about the choices that she's made and obviously wanting more. It's classic. "

" I've seen deer. I have lots of woodchucks on my property. And bluebirds. Foxes. "

" I usually play character parts in Hollywood films. "

" Why are women always described as 'desperate,' while men are just... irrational? "

" I care about being creative and expressing myself. "

" My first lead role was probably 'Party Girl' in 1994. "

" It sounds so dramatic, but I'll say it: Hollywood just doesn't know what to do with me. And it's not for lack of trying. "

" It's not really cool to be singled out. "

" I like sitting close to windows. "

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" My grandmother is this amazingly theatrical woman. She acted like a movie star, as far as looks and attitude, kind of like Susan Hayward. "

" Louis C.K. was able to make it happen. His producers don't bug him. He's able to go into his cave and write exactly what he wants to write, and there are no decisions made by committee, and you have a singular voice, and everyone's like, 'Oh my God! We love this.' "

" I find myself listening to Talk Talk on repeat while I'm doing gardening in upstate New York. Their music is so languid, and I just love his voice. "

" I just want to balance myself holistically and see what different foods do what to me. "

" Do you know why I don't like doing press? I have trouble condensing things. I'd rather have a conversation. "

" Being an indie queen, people think I have all these choices. Like I've just been sitting around waiting for the best indie film that I deem acceptable. "