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Quotes by Actress

"I kind of like the position of being the fair-haired savior of my mother."

"Well, I could do it for a day, but I wouldn't want to be a teenager again. I really wouldn't."

"Instead of yelling and spanking, which don't work anyway, I believe in finding creative ways to keep their attention - turning things into a game, for instance. And, when they do something good, positive reinforcement and praise."

"As a teenager, I didn't want to be me; I wanted to be many different people. Maybe I realized that they all lived inside me and that if I managed to connect with them, they would become aspects of me."

"By the first week of shooting, you know exactly where your film is heading based on the psychology of your director."

"Stardom isn't a profession; it's an accident."


"We really enjoy entertaining our children with characters. We'll act out all of The Wizard of Oz together."

"You shouldn't have to give things up for someone. If you love them someone, you should love them for everything they do and all that they are. I love acting and I wouldn't give it up for anything, and I don't know anyone in my life who would ask me to give it up."

"Sometimes I read a script and it's obvious from early on that it's one where the suspension of disbelief has to develop strongly from page one. Some are more reality-based."

"I would describe myself as emotional and highly strung. If something upsets me, it really upsets me. If something makes me angry, I get really angry. But it's all very upfront. I can't hide it. I'm also loyal and I hope I'm fun."

"I feel bad about a lot of the movies I see that teach kids that if they do bad, they'll win."

"I'd like to run for office someday, but I'm afraid my ability to spell might give me an unfair advantage."

"I can cry at the drop of the pin. But comedy is hard for me; it's the timing."

"My hair got lighter, and I gradually went blonde. I liked it. Had more fun. But my image of myself in my head is this dark-haired person."

"If you're going to be alive and on this planet, you have to, like, suck the marrow out of every day and get the most out of it."
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"Marriage to Fernando offered shelter and security, but the shackle was the price I'd pay."

"I love acting, but it's much more fun taking the kids to the zoo."

"I have witnessed the softening of the hardest of hearts by a simple smile."

"My admiration for the phenomenon of Alcoholics Anonymous is boundless."

"My only ambition is to be true every moment I am living."

"When Tony was madly in love with me, his relationship with Vanessa Redgrave was ending."

"There has also been much love, joy, evidence of admiration, there has never been one without the other."

"Please don't ask me any questions about the politics of 30 years ago."

"I think one day I want to be on the other side of the camera-maybe directing."

"So people think I'm lying about my age all the time? It's the records that are wrong. I've never told anyone how old I am. The minute they ask me, I say 'That's none of your business.' So that means I've never once lied about my age. Now that's true!"
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