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Quotes by Actress
"It was exactly what was released two months later with the exception of a couple of reaction shots which we went back in to get. I liked the movie very much and asked him what the studio's problem was. I felt that he was at a point where they might have worn him down."
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"I was born in Norway, and when I was little I went to live in Detroit, Michigan. My father was a professor of philosophy at Wayne University, and my mother was also a teacher."
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"Despite what anti-aging ads say, growing older can be better. I feel better in my skin, 100 percent. You have greater effects of gravity, but the better sense of yourself you have is something I wouldn't trade. Women who lie about their age - 'why?'"
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"I had a dozen years to act before starting a family then found that motherhood dwarfed everything else. Once or twice a year, I take a project that appeals to me for its redeeming social value."
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"Once you sell yourself, it's over. You've got nothing left."
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"And I think I have a perspective about Hollywood that you don't see very often in the press."
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"I'm not that girl from Freaky Friday any more! I'm a real adult. In fact, I hate children! I hate them all!"
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"I think that my work is my attempt, I suppose, is to try and become a piece of connective tissue. I'm trying to communicate with people here and in America - in rich countries - about what I see on the ground in badly affected areas."
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"I created a production company. Right now I am so happy in my work."
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"In television, women can really run anything. It can be a comedy, it can be a drama, it can be genre, it can be anything. But in films, women are still getting to the top."
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"Beauty lasts five minutes. Maybe longer if you have a good plastic surgeon."
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"We have to support our own films. If we don't, how can we expect others to support them?"
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"I love physical kinds of comedy and getting down and dirty and doing stunts. When I was growing up, I was always getting into fights with guys and usually punching out boys my age because I was a lot bigger and tougher. So I'm naturally accustomed to putting myself into the headspace of a girl who can take care of herself."
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"The wisdom acquired with the passage of time is a useless gift unless you share it."
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"If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20 million full-time volunteers."
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"I went on television and I wouldn't say a word; I feel so stupid when I watch them again."
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"Death will be a great relief. No more interviews."
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"It's supposed to be entertainment. It's not supposed to be a documentary."
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"I've never been married and I've no more desire to be married now than I ever have. I hate bureaucracy and I am not religious."
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"Everyone knows we get paid a lot of money, so why pretend otherwise?"
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"Remember, I'm the kind of kid who used to get stuffed into a locker by school bullies. I've never felt like I'm a big star at any level of my life."
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"It wasn't on my agenda, but the thing about getting important awards is it makes the adventure of your career have a little more possibility. I think just what's happened so far is already making the opportunities more interesting, even though I'm at the twilight of my career of like 48 years."
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"My whole career is based on taking a left turn after each film and doing the opposite of what I've just done."
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"I always considered myself very successful even before the success of Secrets and Lies."
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"Just remember, you can do anything you set your mind to, but it takes action, perseverance, and facing your fears."
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"The ideas of the great playwrights are almost always larger than the experiences of even the best actors."
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