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Quotes by Actress
"And I do think that earlier in my career, I did make a very conscious decision to make sure that I was doing work that wasn't necessarily given to me, and that people didn't necessarily think that I would be able to do."
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"I wish I played an instrument, but I could never decide which one, and I ended up playing nothing."
61
"Throughout our courtship, Kenny told me that he had proof that Saddam Hussein was a threat because he possessed weapons of mass destruction. I told him, 'You had me at weapons.'"
61
"Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator."
61
"You're always better off if you quit smoking; it's never too late."
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"I always ask myself, would I want someone to do something that wasn't comfortable for them just to please me? And the answer is no."
Want,
61
"I finally realized that yeah I did want to be an actor and it wasn't out of habit, but I needed to grow up for myself and then kind of re-enter the industry with a sound understanding of what my sensibilities and my values are as a relatively formed human being."
61
"Publicity can be terrible. But only if you don't have any."
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"Let's stop playing with ourselves and get on with the entertainment, shall we?"
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"It's incredibly moving to hear some of our greatest actors performing Shakespeare."
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"I've never been opposed to nudity. I've been opposed to nudity for box-office draw."
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"I play a female Indiana Jones, a professor who hunts down precious objects, like a bowl that belonged to the Buddha. They tailored the role to me: I wanted to be smart, funny, and to kick some ass."
61
"Just like Tim Robbins is very political - and obviously, Arnold Schwarzenegger must be - I want to be able to have this public personality that's considered authoritative."
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"I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality."
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"I'd had my daughter when I was a teenager - I took my daughter to college with me."
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"I loved to eat. For all of Hollywood's rewards, I was hungry for most of those 20 years."
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"I still feel like I have a lot of growing up to do 'til I find the voice. Everybody has their own voice and their own thing they want to say to the world."
61
"I didn't know what to do with myself. I wasn't excited by the teaching of the school. If they'd been intent on really teaching you things, I would have been a little more attentive."
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"I tend to lean toward strong female stories. I want to make things that don't already exist out there."
Want,
61
"You wouldn't believe how the town was named for me. I was met by the whole population, headed by the mayor."
61
"The only animals that we test on are the two of us and our kids."
61
"A face that is really lovely in repose can fall apart if, when its owner stars to talk, she distorts every feature."
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"Of course it was Mamma who both stopped my career and crystallized my determination to resume it."
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"I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning."
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"I don't believe in perfection. I don't think there is such a thing. But the energy of wanting things to be great is a perfectionist energy."
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"Since my illness, I've felt the presence of my angels."
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"I think I've still got a bit of a sado-masochistic streak in me, because if I'm not going to be restricted by corsets and covered in lace, then I still wind up wearing an ape-mask over my face. I do wonder how I get myself in these situations!"
61
"The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings."
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