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When I was going to school in, like, '84 to '88, you didn't have cell phones. There was no e-mail, if you can wrap your brain around that.
My problem with the traditional acting method was that I never understood what you were supposed to be thinking about when you're onstage.
I had to have help getting up these stairs because I've been tackled by so many lions and tigers. Really. I'm like an old football player.
I don't know if you have ever been the object of someone's obsession - but if it's not of your desire, it is horrible. It is really awful.
Right now I'm looking at a liger out my bedroom window. He's half lion and half tiger. And he's absolutely beautiful. His name is Patrick.
I wasn't a very good waitress, always spilling things on people and forgetting things. I once spilled ashes all over Mike Wallace's table.
People come up to me and tell me how I changed their life and I've inspired them. And they tell me their stories, and that keeps me going.
That's very unusual for an actor, to have gainful employment that they are secure in, that they know is going to be there year after year.
New York, in itself, has this frenzied, chaotic feeling to it. It's such a big city, and it's always moving, and there are so many people.
We don't move on in the stunt unless it looks like a hit. So when I see it on TV, I'm generally satisfied that people are going to buy it.
Women can't be afraid to look like action heroes. It's not always pretty, but when it's on the screen, it translates well to the audience.
If we want to raise young adults who know how to solve problems, we must let them have problems to solve while they are still adolescents.
I'm 44 years old. So, it's really great to watch younger generations getting their opportunities, and being there to support them in that.
It turns out nudity is not a problem for me. It’s one of those things you think about later and say, ‘Yeah, I could do this for a living.’
It turns out nudity is not a problem for me. It's one of those things you think about later and say, 'Yeah, I could do this for a living.'
Prison makes an interesting context for so many different characters to come together. You get to see what lines get drawn between people.
For me, personally, I'm usually not on my phone that much. I prefer listening to old radio shows and watching foreign films than tweeting.
I have a job that allows me not to look perfect all the time. I can just go looking the way I look, have my hair just any old type of way.
I want to be the best daughter, sister, friend and wife I can possibly be - because when I die, I am not going to be buried with my Oscar.
There's nobody on this earth who can tell you that what you're feeling is wrong. They can tell you it's different to what they're feeling.
I remember having this friend in school who said she didn't like the Beach Boys. And in that moment I knew we couldn't be friends anymore.
Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
I am half Scottish. My father is an expat from Glasgow, and on my mother's side there's a bit of French, a bit of Scottish, a bit of Irish.
I love it when I come across a word I don't know. And I would never treat my audience like they weren't smart enough to come along with me.
To meet someone who wants to fight to just tell the truth about what's happening in government... this is a real life superhero right here.
'Getting On' is just the coolest experience ever, and working with people like Laurie Metcalf, that's the joy. That's what I love about it.
I've spent most of my life writing and developing everything that I've wanted to be in - which is why I started writing in the first place.
Even when I was at school, I wanted to be liked by everyone, even the bullies. I didn't like them, but I needed to know that they liked me.
When you're offered things, it makes it so much easier to be indecisive. And it's silly because you can pass on some really amazing things.
I think I can deceive people. I'm like, the nice, sweet girl when you meet me. And I don't have any bad intentions. But I'm a bad girl too.
I like Burt's Bees Tinted Lip Balm because I don't need a mirror to reapply. But I definitely treat myself with face lotion - I use La Mer.
I have two beautiful children and my husband. The perfect day for me is just to be with them and have fun. We like simple things, you know.
One of the things I love about acting is other actors, looking into their eyes, and working off them, and listening and responding to them.
I never think of a project as just being comedy or just being drama - even with 'Masters of Sex.' I like being sort of messy, like life is.
It's very weird waking around a corner and being nose to nose with myself on the side of a bus. And Times Square - that's the craziest one.
I don't like hospitals, and the idea of being in labor somewhere I don't like at all - wasn't how I wanted to bring my kids into the world.
If you believe that God put you here to act, then you have to be different. Go into casting offices, with something other girls don't have.
What I respect in people more than anything is work ethic. And Justin Timberlake's got that. He works his tail off, and he knows his stuff.
I have to say I've been lucky in that way in that I've been able to go from different films and different genres with different challenges.
That's really what the Paralympics is about: these amazing athletes and this technology that's allowing them to reach their full potential.
I grew up with my career being thrust upon me. It took me a long time to believe that I could do more than that one aspect of our business.
For whatever reason, I don't know why, but Cambodians learned something in their suffering and their struggle that we have lost touch with.
There's the chaos surrounding the practical day-to-day - playdates, doctors' appointments, packing and unpacking, and organizing mealtimes.
Something can be said for quitting for a little while. You can get completely drained as a performer and creator. You have to fill back up.
I went to School of the Arts in Winston-Salem, and we had a bunch of singing classes. My first job in New York was an Off-Broadway musical.
I like the idea of sort of playing quieter roles, which would be refreshing for a minute. It is exhausting being really loud and obnoxious.
You have to create your own stuff. It's really exciting to create something, sell it, and feel like I'm not just a pawn waiting to be cast.
When I was 15 and had the light bulb moment I wanted to be an actor, it was my sole focus and goal, and I went after it with determination.
I am crushing so hard on Amy Schumer. Women like her who have chosen to stand up for themselves and face the bullies are being so embraced.
I have always wanted to do something high octane. I've wanted to tackle an action role where I play a tomboy but empower myself as a woman.