"It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow it, with very old people."

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"It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow it, with very old people."

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"I never wanted to become an actress because I'd read great literature or seen great Shakespeare. It was more just wanting to understand what the people were really like, why they said all the strange things they did."

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"I was asked about doing a nude shoot for men's magazine GQ. I thought it was the funniest thing I'd ever heard."

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"I never had any acting heroes. I never really went to the theatre."

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"I'm more selective now I've got a family. I don't want to work all the time. My daughter's 12; I don't want to miss out on her life. Soon she'll be a teenager; she won't want me around."

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"I'd like to think there'll be too much of real life going on for me to want to do much acting."

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"I always loved my mother, felt loved, but she was judgmental. Her father in Ireland didn't approve of women generally, and she took on his values. She believed her own mother was foolish."

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"I didn't come into the business to get awards or titles."

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"The money isn't a lure. I've done very well out of this business."

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