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I was more wishy-washy in the first 12 years of my career, just because that was my personality.
I love Italian food; you can't go wrong with Rosebud, and of course, I like Lou Malnati's pizza.
I don't usually get to play sophisticated women. I usually do the old scrubs, chavs or slappers.
American scripts are usually non-stop conversation. People talking over each other. I like that.
Teenage girls like certain things I wear - or certainly did when that whole boho thing happened.
I'm scared of rehearsals, I'm scared of doing all this because I don't feel like I'm an actress.
Fashion is in my blood. Growing up, I was always clacking around the house in my mother's shoes.
You cannot say, because I am from Naples so I like the mixture of drama and comedy all together.
When you direct your first film, you always start by telling stories that you are familiar with.
Bette [Davis] and I are good friends. There's nothing I wouldn't say to her face - both of them.
Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?
You can spend your whole life planning. But once you're ready, get out there and start doing it.
If you're being true to who you are, and the things you believe in, that is so attractive to me.
I'm always angry. I wake up angry. There is a lot to be angry about. Anger is a positive energy.
Doors open because you're beautiful, but I wouldn't cultivate beauty to the exclusion of brains.
I live by myself. I come in the door, I can throw my stuff on the floor. I can leave the dishes.
Nic's Charlie is something very particular. You can't really put them together. It's a phantasm.
Whatever I'm doing, whatever comes along, this music is something that I've always wanted to do.
I've never had a game plan. It's just if something comes along and it feels right in the moment.
We all, as women, need to continue to change our gaze from how we are seen to how we are seeing.
I've never felt like I was in my mother's shadow. If anything, I felt like I was in her embrace.
Work is important to me. I want to do things for principle, not just for the sake of doing them.
When I go to a country, I go to flea markets, antique stores. I am always looking for something.
I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't.
I have faith in faith. God is there, whether we have faith or not, so why not have faith in him?
Knowing that you have something you have to deal with, rising to the occasion, builds character.
I don't think my life has been badly lived - but I don't think of it that way. And nor should I.
No role is more challenging, rewarding and inspiring than my real-life role as a mom and a wife.
I have the best husband a wife could possibly have. He's the best father my children could have.
I love fashion and there is no easier way to express yourself than through the clothes you wear.
In American films, Russians are often portrayed like cartoon villains without clear motivations.
I haven't always been confident enough to rock different styles because I used to be really shy.
I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
I grew up backstage and on movie sets, and I thought they were the most magical places on Earth.
Comedy arises out of necessity, because some things are so dark that you have to laugh about it.
I'm a short woman with a pretty good body and large breasts — that's not what I think of as sexy.
I really only play shooters, which is a nice way to restrict the amount of gameplay in the house.
I love stories about people that, whatever situation they're in, you can relate to them in a way.
The script is a bible and it's this unchangeable document that somebody spent years and years on.
Worst advice? I either don't remember it or I've been very lucky in terms of getting good advice.
It changes you a little bit every time you either break someone's heart or get your heart broken.
Marriage, at this point in my life? I'm not interested in it. Yet. Maybe later when I'm 35 or 40.
That is exciting to reinvent myself, to invent a new character. As an actor that is revitalizing.
I'm someone who is inspired by people who've spoken out about different racial and gender issues.
When only one or two percent of filmmakers are female, you can't help but have some kind of bias.
Am I Latin? Am I American? What the hell am I? I love my culture and I'm very proud of my culture
Falling in love is a crazy thing to do. It's kind of like a form of socially acceptable insanity.
Being an actress hasn't made me insecure. I was insecure long before I declared I was an actress.
In a recent Valentine's Day posting on her fan website, Britney Spears says that - oh, who cares?
That is the motto women should constantly repeat over and over again. 'Good for her! Not for me.'