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"I turned down a lot of things that were so-called commercial. You're coming out of one film, and then they want you to be in the same one."
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"How speak about an art which no one recognizes as an art? I know that a great deal has already been written about the "art of the cinema". One can read about it most every day in the newspapers & the magazines. But it is not the art of the cinema which you will find discussed therein--it is rather dire, botched embryo as it now stands revealed before our eyes, the still-birth which was mangled in the womb by the obstetricians of art."

"Film gives us a second chance at a first impression."

"Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film."

"This role is more visible, and I grew up without a lot of that sort of modeling so I'm relieved and proud to have done this film."
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"I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant and I'm not."

"My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we could do whatever it was we set out to do. That's how we were raised."

"No nude scenes. No sex-symbol parts. I want people to recognize me for my work, not just for being pretty."

"After every movie, I always kick myself for the same things-didn't do enough, not enough variation, not enough interesting choices, too bland."

"Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking on the street you can feel it."

"It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really bad have usually been the ones where I got the part."
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