My family is large and in charge! Thats my favorite way to describe them.

Intelligence starts to get pretty dull if it's not coupled with kindness.

I use the dictionary all the time when I'm reading or working on scripts.

I'm a bit of a fraud, really, as I didn't study acting at a drama school.

I'm excited to flex my Broadway muscles - it keeps you alive as an actor.

'Grey's' is one of those shows... that's been able to ride so many waves.

Even now I can't trust life. It did too many awful things to me as a kid.

I'm no syllogism incarnate, but my wife makes me look like Immanuel Kant.

They want a lip print for their autograph books. I'm a sport; I go along.

If I had to give up either acting or dancing, I'd choose to keep dancing.

I always loved being with older people. Now they're so difficult to find.

Life is about growing, but it's also about making peace with who you are.

And then, I do love my shopping, but actually, lounging is the big thing.

Shakespeare said, nothing is either good nor bad but thinking makes it so

The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.

What I want to give in the theatre is beauty, that's what I want to give.

I miss my family so much. My ideal holiday is just to hang out with them.

I like animals, I really do, but some animals are just meant to be eaten.

I do love exercise. I do love yoga, which keeps my body nice and healthy.

My acting is still being recognized for the fact that I wasn't nominated.

I am so glad that I get to maintain a relatively down-to-earth lifestyle.

For a long time, I couldn't cry on stage. I cried very rarely as a child.

I've lived, laughed, lost, and loved again the whole Shakespearian thing.

I'm a genuine person - I will never promote something I don't believe in.

I'm a Southern lady that almost never leaves the house without makeup on.

I've often been mistaken for Meryl Streep, although never on Oscar night.

Gimme a visky with a ginger ale on the side - and don't be stinchy, beby.

We all have fears, especially when we're younger. I was afraid of clowns.

If acting doesn't work out, I'm probably going to be a professional chef.

I shot 'Girl' about three weeks after I finished 'The Magnificent Seven.'

The things in our lives that die and can't be laid to rest hurt the most.

Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue.

I like to write paper mail - nobody does that anymore - with my pen pals.

Years ago the public used to hound me but now I can go shopping in peace.

The reason of my life is not to be the most beautiful woman in the world.

I am much more radical in my beliefs than my products represent me to be.

No matter how tired I am, when a great song comes on, I'm full of energy.

There's so much bullying, and there's so much negativity on social media.

I didn't grow up watching movies and thinking, 'Oh, I wanna be in those!'

Wanting to be accepted is something I like a lot of people can relate to.

I am the good girl and I always play the good girl. It's nice to do that.

When you're on a Terrence Malick film, it's like you're part of a family.

I didn't really think about being a movie star. I was more about theater.

I've rarely played glamorous roles. I don't mind looking plain on camera.

If you can do something great in 60 seconds, you can do anything, really.

As a young girl, I did not think that 'Time Lord' would ever be on my CV.

I would like to make one thing quite clear. ... I never explain anything.

I'm the lucky lady that was asked to be in those wonderful iconic pieces.

I've never let anyone measure me in my entire life, but I think I'm 5-11.

The role of Barbara, in Music for Millions, was literally a tonic for me.

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