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"So, one way or another, I found myself in a few movies. I take it seriously when I'm on the set, but I don't take myself seriously as an actor."

"That's the other thing about working on movies, the commitment is years. That's one thing that's so frustrating about the process is that it goes on and on and on for years."

"When we were doing 'Freaks and Geeks', I didn't quite understand how movies and TV worked, and I would improvise even if the camera wasn't on me. I thought I was helping the other actors by keeping them on their toes, but nobody appreciated it when I would trip them up. So I was improvising a little bit back then, but not in a productive way."

"I don't watch the movies I make, so I haven't seen 'Footloose' since it came out. You see this young, hungry actor, it's pretty fun. I was the only one they screen tested. It was an attempt by the director and producer to talk the head of the studio into hiring me because they didn't want me."
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"A l lot of films I've done are essentially about women who are finding their voice, women who don't know themselves well."

"And the insidious thing is that people will either see a movie because it did well last weekend or won't see it because it didn't do well."

"I'm a sucker for a funny script. And then, as soon as I don't wanna be, one comes along and grabs me."

"I don't think we realise just how fast we go until you stop for a minute and realise just how loud and how hectic your life is, and how easily distracted you can get."

"I have a very good life, so I have nothing to complain about. Sometimes, I just have existential angst."

"It was not a healthy marriage for long time. It was never about another man, it was about what my and Dennis's relationship could not sustain."

"I don't think I'll ever be a producer who's into taking the meetings and fighting the big fights with studios. I really don't like that part. I'm much more interested in the material."
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