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My parents gave me a strict upbringing, which at times has caused me to suffer distress but today I am grateful to them for it.
My younger years of modeling were really just filled with fun trips. I was doing catalogues for Alexander's and Bloomingdale's.
No one cares what you ate for breakfast. Unless it's something really spectacular, don't tweet me your breakfast, I don't care.
It's such a commitment, making a film, you're really dedicated, it's your life, that's all you do for that period of your life.
There are a lot of other movies I've done multiple times, like Werewolf Of Washington, where I really get tired of watching it.
When I was 20 I was like, 'I'm not a teenager anymore. I got this.' But when I look back I'm like, 'Oh no. Oh no. You did not.'
Any industry loses its innovation and loses its access to creative juices if you don't have progressive thinking and diversity.
People assume actors are born liars, but I'd argue the actor's job is to tell the truth. And I've realised I'm not a good liar.
I'm not sure if I want to direct a film, but certainly, as an actress, I'm always thinking, 'Surely this must be my last film.'
I have nothing but admiration for the actors on soap operas. It is unbelievably challenging to put out an hour show in one day.
There's so much more bad information than good information out there - everybody's got something to say and it's usually wrong.
I learned everything about love, watching 'Splash.' That's why I'm still single, so thanks Tom Hanks and Daryl Hannah for that.
I think we're at a time where people just want to join together and cause change. People don't want to live like this any more.
When I find something that I really like and I can get it off, then I put my time and energy into that. It is a lot of work....
I'd like for 'Facts of Life' to include more stories about Mrs. Garrett. But I wouldn't want to do a spin-off built around her.
I think my advice to other actors would be to get in classes. Get out in front of people. Put up scenes in front of your peers.
Well, it's difficult to fall in love with a character when you just read the pilot. You don't really know who the character is.
I don't like to do much with my hair - which is good, because I don't know how! I just always make sure I have a great haircut.
When you really get it right in acting, it's an act of empathy. You feel less distant from others, and that is really exciting.
The recognition factor is so much higher when I'm a redhead, so when I'm a blonde I can pass under the radar a lot more easily.
Just when you think you're coming out and you think, 'OK, I see the light at the end of the tunnel,' then I got this diagnosis.
People can be so apathetic. They continue to ignore the real people trapped in poverty and homelessness. It's almost maddening.
Young people need their own private places which mothers don't belong to, even if they want mother all around the edge of that.
If you're going to do something, make it right and make it as good as you can. Don't waste anybody's time, especially your own.
Its very seldom you get paid for doing what you love and telling the truth at the same time. It seems they dont often coincide.
I believe in aliens. I think it would be way too selfish of us as mankind to believe we are the only lifeforms in the universe.
Watch a movie that makes you laugh or listen to a song that makes you cry. Embrace your emotions and be proud of what you feel.
Its always been fun for me to play a variety of parts, and over the years, Ive been lucky with the things Ive been asked to do.
Sometimes I want to bury myself in bed, and I don't want anyone to know anything about me, and I don't want anyone to judge me.
When you're a young child, you pick a totem animal, and you just identify with it to the point of wishing you were that animal.
The more you do speak from the heart, rather than thumping the agenda, people will listen or relate or open themselves up more.
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.
I compare Stephen Sondheim with humor, because humor is unanalyzable. You can't analyze humor. You just have to get through it.
I left my career in Hollywood, moved back to New York, and went to Lee Strasberg and studied with him for the rest of his life.
I used to look like a deer in headlights on the red carpet. You step out of the car and it's bedlam. Everyone's got crazy eyes.
It's a very weird thing. When you see your house naked, you feel very protective of it and of the people who lived here before.
Some days, for some reason, I can't go anywhere, and I'm like, 'That was a mistake,' and other days no one will even notice me.
If you have ever been in a real tragic or sad situation, the words that come out are hopelessly inadequate and kind of cliched.
I mentioned that I was thinking of getting out of the business after Call Me Madam. I thought maybe I should become a homebody.
If a man is truly in love, the most beautiful woman in the world couldn't take him away. Maybe for a few days, but not forever.
Even if you buy a fur glove with the little trim, and you think 'Oh, my God, it's just a little trim,' that animal got clubbed.
I hold music so close to my heart - to the point where I was always like, 'Well, if it's not Radiohead, I don't want to do it!'
If you cage a wild thing, you can be sure it will die, but if you let it run free, nine times out of ten it will run back home.
Basically, my socialization as a child didn't come from any schooling; it came from being in theater and meeting people online.
Fashion choices are never arbitrary. Even if you say you don't care, that's a decision. There's something you're trying to say.
The thing about Precious, she's so far from a Hollywood character. She's so honest and real, I definitely felt like I knew her.
A couple of my friends started having babies, and I thought, 'Maybe one day, with the right guy.' I have to find the guy first.
The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days.
I'm the kind of person whose clothes are all hung up and color-coordinated, to the point where my whites don't touch my creams.
I was really lucky that I had an aunt who was very inspiring to me. She was different than anybody in my family on either side.