"I've always had this unresolved desire to prove that I could get a Ph.D., or contribute something else to the world."

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"I've always had this unresolved desire to prove that I could get a Ph.D., or contribute something else to the world."

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"The industry's memory is quite short, it's true."

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"It's always refreshing to step into another time."

Time

"When I really young yet feeling very old, I offered up a lot of myself to the press; I knew it was good copy."

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"I don't really know how to relate to a long-term day-in day-out kind of comfortable relationship."

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"So now I'm left with cigarettes, and I'm trying to scrape that off my shoe and then I'll be done."

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"Independent films have a very different cachet than success films."

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"I'm fascinated by how Hollywood has changed since I started. Today it's about immediate delivery. There's less risk and less art."

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"I have just enough attention to feel glamorous and important."

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