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Quotes by Actress

"I met Clinton at a benefit for teachers, which was a very good charity, but I met him for about 90 seconds, and I thought it was important to meet the leader of the free world. So I stood next to him for a photograph, and then apparently that's all it takes."

"When I get a new script my mom will read them and just be aghast. I think it's hysterical."

"I would never cheapen my relationships by talking about them."

"I think we have to be careful about what we label as a prerequisite for spirituality. I don't think you have to know a lot to have a spiritual life, but knowing gives life richness."


"It was my first scene in any movie and my only scene in Kramer vs. Kramer. I was petrified."

"Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated."

"When you get to your mid-20s, you start to feel responsibilities for the things that you do and the people around you. It's a cool age."

"My daughter is a freshman in college and my son is - well, our daughter and our son - is a sophomore in college. So they come home on selected weekends, they come home on vacations and they're home in the summer, although they have jobs."

"And then it was working with Bob Hoskins, who I had never worked with before - except radio. It was like being given a wonderful meal - full of the things you love most."


"Twin Peaks was special because it was so groundbreaking. In the early '90s it really changed television a lot. A bunch of weird shows, like Northern Exposure, came on after that."

"If they ever do my life story, whoever plays me needs lots of hair color and high heels."

"When a person goes into a relationship emotionally needy, they are not going to have discernment in choosing people."

"Effective coaching builds awareness and removes the excuses. Coaching will help you replace those excuses and limiting beliefs with empowering dreams, and boost your self-confidence. Coaching can help you identify your values, discover your "why, set goals, increase your self-esteem, and find a balance in life and business."

"When I was younger, I think I intimidated people much more because I was far more insecure."

"There are people who never experience that, who remain closed until death, from fear of change."

"It's amazing to me that young people will still pick up a cigarette."

"I spend as much time with my kids as any mom who stays home. I only work during the hours they're at school, but there is always the sense of trying to catch up with all their stuff and not only organize my work life but also their school lives."

"I lost agents and managers because I turned down big movies that were smutty."

"You put yourself on the line as a performer, and when people reject you, it's a personal rejection."

"I think everybody's always attracted to both sexes. I mean, I think that women are very attractive. I've kissed girls, but everybody experiments. It's part of growing up."

"Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does."

"A coach is someone skilled at unlocking your ideas with the right questions. A good coach knows that the answer to everything you need is within you."

"People either know Alan Rudolph and love every single one of his films or they don't know him at all."
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