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" We shouldn't require our politicians to be movie stars. Then again, we're all influenced by charisma. It's hard not to be. We all collectively fall for it. "

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" The kids go to a Quaker school. Their father and I believe a lot in community, social responsibility, making sure you give to people less fortunate than you. "

" Movie studios aren't making too many dramas anymore; they're in the superhero business. Material for television is much, much stronger for actors now. "

" Frankly, acting doesn't scare me because I really enjoy it. "

" If you're 50, you're never going to be 50 ever again, so enjoy being 50. If you sit through the year wishing you were younger, before you know it, it's going to be over, and you're going to be 51. "

" Art is an expression of who we are, what we believe, and what we dream about. "

" There wasn't much for me to do after school except the drama club, so when I kind of started doing drama club, it seemed to be something I could do. "

" Comedy is ridiculously hard. And if the rhythm is not right, if the music or the line is not right, it's not funny. "

" It's hard to keep the romance going sometimes. Because you have a job. And you have children. And you have a house and a dog. And something leaks in the basement, and somebody has to take the dog to the vet... you're exhausted. "

" I'm not scared of many things in front of the camera. Everywhere else, yes, I'm terrified. But acting is just pretending, and you are exploring feelings in a safe environment. "

" Even ordinary people aren't ordinary, not really. They're filled up with thoughts and feelings that you might never know are there until they suddenly materialise. "

" All I wanted was to be a regional-theater actor, to be in a company. I thought it would be a great life. I don't think I understood how difficult it would be. "

" I'm not someone who is driven by big external stories. I like big emotional stories. "

" In my family, there was one parent you asked for money and the other for permission to do things. You could never get both out of one parent. "

" Within childhood behaviors, there are known behaviors; there's teasing and there's name-calling, and different kinds of things happen as kids start to socialize. And then there's serious bullying, and then there's actual aggression and behavioral problems. But you can't put it all under the tent of bullying. "

" The funny thing about my films is that you can make little piles of them. You could make little piles of the movie that were family movies, you could make a little art movie pile, you could make a little action movie pile. "

" When you have children, you don't have downtime, but I have a family life that is rich and fulfiling. "

" I can see how Americans misconstrue British reserve, and I can see how British people misconstrue American enthusiasm. I think I'm somewhere in between the two. Although I'm outgoing, I'm also very private. "

" Too much makeup on an older woman can really make you look like a freak. "

" It's not difficult to take care of a child; it's difficult to do anything else while taking care of a child. Trying to clean up the kitchen after you've had a baby is a nightmare because you have to wait for the baby to be asleep, you're exhausted, and you really don't want to clean up the kitchen now. "

" Parenthood is a very, very intense experience. "

" I think that one of the things that you do learn is that falling in love and being in love with someone is a rarity. That you don't fall in love as many times as you think you're going to. And then when you do, it's really special; it's really important. "

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" The idea behind makeup is to enhance whatever color or contours you have in your face. I'm a big believer in that. And don't use to much powder; powder is really aging. I've made that mistake myself. "

" Once I've ascertained that I'm safe and I'm with a director who is taking care of me, then I'm able to go and do what I need to do and know it's not me, it's the story. "

" My mother was from Scotland and had very fair skin... she wouldn't allow us to go in the sun. "

" My father was a military judge, and my mother was a psychiatric social worker. My brother and sister and I were moved around constantly, in and outside the U.S., living in Germany for much of our teens. "

" I think everybody's political. The act of being alive is political. Unless you choose to be a hermit, you're automatically political because you're part of a community. "

" I did find it particularly difficult to do Broadway. It was not my favourite way to perform. When I do theatre, I like it to be smaller. I like the audience to be closer; I like it to be less presentational. "

" I love clothes - I love shopping for clothes, I love wearing clothes, I love talking about clothes - but oddly, putting on the dress and walking around in front of people, that's the place where I'm most uncomfortable. "

" The thing about having a very young mother who had you at 20 is that you expect that you're going to be old ladies together. "

" Every modern woman shops everywhere for beauty, but for me it's mostly the airport or the drugstore. "