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If there is only one thing in my life that I am proud of, it's that I've never been a kept woman.
Having a child changes everything. All of a sudden you have so much to lose, so much to live for.
I come from a pretty scientific family. My sister is a neurologist and my brother is an engineer.
The accordion came from just having a desire to play music. Somehow, I have slowly taught myself.
Fans want you to be something super-human, something that's impossible for any human being to be.
The theater is who I am - it's where I feel the most inspired, the most at home, the most useful.
I still like the run and gun action movies and how truly dangerous it can be to make these films.
Sometimes I say things that I think are obviously sarcastic and people take them quite literally.
My favorite thing to do is just stay home with the dogs and read or watch movies and be together.
It's nice when people want your autograph, but it's a little strange because I never expected it.
The minute you start caring about what other people think, is the minute you stop being yourself.
All of us from 'The Waltons' still love each other. I think we're closer than some real families.
I just never felt like I belonged anywhere. I always had a stick with a little knapsack attached.
My dad was more, "Let's play chess. Read a book, you're stupid." He's more the intellectual type.
I mean, I am still such the-good-girl. I want everybody to like me. I want everybody to be happy.
I'm very conscious of the fact that when I'm working, my daughter is not with one of her parents.
Another important thing to learn is that kids have a personality that has nothing to do with you.
Growing up is important, and I've got to do that gracefully, but also keep myself at a good pace.
When a relationship doesn't work anymore, it's terrible to stay with someone that you don't love.
You like to think that you're bigger than your traditions and customs, but they form who you are.
Cinema is not only about making people dream. It's about changing things and making people think.
Whatever's missing in your relationship, including a marriage, is what you're not bringing to it.
A police force, wherever they are, is made up of amazing people, and I respect them a great deal.
As much as my kids keep me young, they also have the reverse effect when I don't have the energy.
My dream part would be to play Mitt Romney's sarcastic black maid. We could call it 'Mammy & Me.'
As an Iranian woman and activist, Sotoudeh's plight resonated with me on a deeply personal level.
When I come in from the beach at night, I'm too hungry to wait for anything that takes very long.
I don't card out my screenplays ever. I just have an idea I just sit down and write I don't edit.
I think if you have someone to love and someone who loves you, that's the greatest beauty secret.
I'm especially interested in helping to give visibility to the pandemic of violence against women
My life collapsed. People ran from me because suddenly it was 'Oh my God! It's over for her now!'
My chosen drink would be a Southern Comfort, lime and lemonade, a dry martini or a good red wine.
For me, I've been really, really lucky because I have been able to play a lot of different parts.
I spent years commuting into London when I was working as a temp, and I hated the monotony of it.
The trauma of the whole thing has been humbling, and for the first time, I'm a little bit wobbly.
The best thing about New York is everything is available. Whatever you want, New York has got it!
I like to work and it kind of keeps me in line, which is very good because I need that structure.
I started recording the album four years ago. It was very different then - totally rock and roll.
I started out as a writer. Poetry and prose and also kind of satirical David Sedaris-esque stuff.
I arrived in Hollywood and lived much of my life in America, but the fans did not really know me.
I wanted to give people that feeling of wanting to hug the TV and just admit that you're unhappy.
I just find all that stuff incredibly funny. I love a fart. I'd do anything for a good poo story.
Sadness is a necessary emotion. It's maybe not the most pleasant one to have, but it's cathartic.
I justified it in so many ways. I had a very, very long and difficult struggle with my sexuality.
I like deconstructing things. I like cutting the legs out from under something that feels secret.
Work hard to achieve integrity in your work and your relationships with the people you work with.
I want to thank everyone for believing in me, even though I only have 27,000 Instagram followers.
I don't remember the last time I drove. I'd rather be a passenger unless I'm somewhere beautiful.
I watch 'Singin' in the Rain' at least once a year with my grandchildren, and they just adore it.
Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me.