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Quotes by Actress

"I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors."

"I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people."


"I'm not a celebrity. I don't call myself a celebrity. I'm an actor."


"You know, we're not on stage, we're not doing a play, so we don't have a relationship with the audience but going through that process and also just hearing how much people love the film, you feel like you do have a relationship with the audience."

"My private life... Nobody should care. I think it's weird."

"I have no fear of being less beautiful, I've always been afraid of not being beautiful."

"Just because society, and government, and whatever was different 100 years ago, doesn't mean that people didn't have sex, pick their nose, or swear."


"I realize it's probably best to keep my politics to myself."


"I have not had a drink for four years, which for me is a long time."


"Brooke and I share some similarities. We're both passionate, fiercely loyal people. But she is far more outlandish than I'd ever be, particularly with her body and her sexuality. Brooke has made herself weak for men - she only gained self-confidence from their attention."


"Touring is tough. You're almost in a haze because you don't really know where you are half the time: You're in a hotel room one moment, and the next thing you know, you're onstage performing for 60,000 people, then you're back on an airplane. It's very hectic and I couldn't do it without my family."

"My parents always told me that if you want something, you can do whatever you have to do to get it. As long as it's not against someone else."

"You learn your text and have it in the back of your head, without a thought as to how you're going to say it."

"I was given away. If your mother gives you away, you think everybody who comes into your life is going to give you away."

"Women's natural role is to be a pillar of the family."

"It's important for us to latch onto the people that we love."

"Inner beauty should be the most important part of improving one's self."

"A man has to be Joe McCarthy to be called ruthless. All a woman has to do is put you on hold."

"I was holding a reserve inside all along. When you're with someone as powerful as Donald, you have no choice. You can get lost within that power if you're not careful."

"I was in Yorkshire. We were a family of five and I used to be sent sometimes to get the rations for the week and I was easily able to carry them back. It was like one egg and a tiny bit of tea."

"Now, I cannot approve anything the council has rejected, but I can reject anything the council has approved."
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"Irish people are educated not only about artistry but local history."

"I think I had an advantage in the sense that I wasn't raised religiously."


"I always think of the word 'abandonment' when I think of the character."

"That's what everyone said attracted them to Lantana - I call it an adult mystery, because it's not a thriller in the sense of that other way, but it is a mystery."
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