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" What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has affected you? "

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" My mother is extremely interested in everything esoteric. "

" Going to the Academy Awards is something I remember since I was six, when I went with my mom for the first time, 14 with my dad, you know, and there I am, at 22, 23, whatever I was, sitting next to my mom. You know, and then again, there with my dad. Like, there's a beauty to it, and I care deeply about film history. "

" You'll be offered the 'lead' in this new hot film with such-and-such A-list director, 'a fabulous part' - a fabulous part? A fabulous part is a character with a soul, who starts here and goes to there, you know? There aren't many of those. "

" Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job. "

" I don't think you have to be in these serious, heavy, independent little movies to be an actor. Some of the most interesting acting I've seen is on cable television. "

" I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them. "

" I was raised by two actors in a moment in time - the Seventies - when there was no judgment of characters, no heroes and bad guys. "

" Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing that when a woman says no she really means yes. "

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" I resent ever being stereotyped. "

" I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and that's where you start. I had a good understanding about press: that it's the actor's responsibility to publicize his or her films. "

" I have never been someone who applied 'work begets work' to my career, sometimes unfortunately. "

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" It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents. "

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" I'm moved by people who see the world differently than others. People who see the world with a longing for its poetry often can be broken people. "

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" If I had different parents who were in it for the money, I might have a different perspective. But they really are artists; they intelligently approach each character and prepare in every sense of the word. I grew up in a world that had great discipline. "

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" I care a lot about fragrance not only in my life, but sometimes it feels right while working on a character. "