"A man like Wilde was not free to live out of the closet as a homosexual, and women in general were not able to be truly themselves; there was no place for a woman's voice to be heard or for her to express her sexuality."

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"A man like Wilde was not free to live out of the closet as a homosexual, and women in general were not able to be truly themselves; there was no place for a woman's voice to be heard or for her to express her sexuality."

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"All women become like their mothers. That is their tragedy. No man does. That's his."

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"The faces of most American women over thirty are relief maps of petulant and bewildered unhappiness."

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"Whether they give or refuse, it delights women just the same to have been asked."

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"Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths."

Bertrand Russell, British Philosopher

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"Politics itself is so unsexy, isn't it? But when the politics in creative works are really explored - not used as a vehicle - the results can be really interesting."

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"I was exposed to the arts, but there was no one in my family who was an artist."

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"I am really not of the school of naturalism. I like style, and you can use more style in theater than in film roles. I love to sink my teeth into a part."

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"I grew up on musicals, and I know they are quite the thing now, but I'm actually a little indignant, because I started taking singing lessons years ago - I put the time in!"

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"I don't prefer much of film over stage. The only thing I prefer is the paycheck."

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"You have your structure, but within it, it gets fuller and you can highlight other parts of the performance."

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"Not to get overly psychological about this, but it's probably why I became an actress in the first place: for that kind of freedom and refuge, as well as for the fact that I just love acting so much."

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"With acting, it was really more of a general kind of experience of really just loving being in the theater."

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"I really don't like when things are all polished and perfect - the perfect love story and the hair is perfect."

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