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Quotes by Actress

"Michael would take us on location and see how the colors worked in the forests and fields."

"What I needed was a connection to life that was real and lasting."

"I have this phobia: I don't like mirrors. And I don't watch myself on television. If anything comes on, I make them shut it off, or I leave the room."

"If it's supposed to be a really passionate snog, you slip the tongue in."


"I like the whole package to be good, It's a rarity that that happens, so I end up not working a lot."
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"My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor."

"Anything I learned about the fine art of acting I learned from Hugo."

"I think I'm going to have to live vicariously through my daughter's rebellion because I certainly never did go through adolescence."

"If I had to give one piece of advice to incoming college freshmen, I'd say always be true to yourself."

"We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change."

"You don't realize how useful a therapist is until you see yourself on e and discover you have more problems than you ever dreamed of."

"It's an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That's always been a tug of war for me."

"The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes."

"When you're the spokeswoman for a weight-loss program, everything is witnessed. I weigh in once a week with a witness. I have to sign an affidavit saying I cannot have any surgeries."

"I have never believed you make your case stronger by bad-mouthing your opposition."

"When it comes to boys and her weight, I think Ellenor is much more conservative than I am, and she has not had the dialogue I have had about my weight."

"The more we can purge ourselves of the diseases we create the more we can become magnificent people."


"When you're old, you are more certain of who you are, and that may be a good thing or a bad thing."

"I want things to be the best they can be. I want greatness."


"My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley."

"I find it incredibly tedious, hate that it murders itself with its own conservative pomposity."

"In the '50s, a lot of girls never saw beyond the wedding day."

"I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity."

"But I never worked with a northern horse before. They are very different from western horses."

"I can set up shop anywhere. I've got my oils, I've got my yoga mat and I'm good to go. I must know good yoga classes in about 25 cities on this planet."
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