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"I never feel more alive than when I'm on stage. On film you feel chopped up, you can be acting from the neck up, or the hand, there is a lot of close up."
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"I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't do anything that has to do with child abuse or women's abuse."
"I think Europeans have enough tradition and respect for the experience and body of work of an actress that they don't sell out to the new ones."
"I always thought the point was to have a bigger life, to meet more people. So I don't understand Hollywood."
"Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise."
"What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that."
"I'm not very active politically. The causes I work on offer immediate, practical, accessible help, and politics has never meant that to me."
"If my ego was out of whack and I believed I could carry anything off, that would be a stupid risk. But so far there's been no reason not to try anything."
"At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers."
"I'm very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society."
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