Work is a salvation. Work is how you connect with who you are, no matter how painful it might be.
When you're younger they always try to get you to do every ninny role that's going.
Well, softness and femininity like yours people don't expect of me; so when they find me emotional and capable of real vulnerability, they're surprised.
I still have, I hope, a lot of years and there are still a lot of things I want to do.
I often say the last role I played that really touched me and where I was able to access what I really am was Bonnie, which is kind of sad when you think how early in my career that was.
I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.
God bless McNally, it's got some fantastic stuff in it, but it's no easy task to make a movie out of.
Do you know what I'm working on now? My first feature as a director.
You can't be ashamed of the work you've done. You make a decision, and then you have to live with the consequences.
I didn't think my face was beautiful. I guess I found a lot wrong with it.
When I was discovered, everything happened like dominos. I don't know how to talk about it now because it's too mindblowing. It's so unreal, and yet it's real.
Once you reach a certain age, you realize that men aren't as important as you once thought they were.
The minute you start believing your own success, you're on the road to ruin.
I sort of dropped the ball after 'Bonnie and Clyde.'
Acting is different from mental gymnastics. You try to discover as much about the character as you can, but a large area is mysterious.
For a long time, I couldn't cry on stage. I cried very rarely as a child.
I get angry when people push people around.
If you don't eat properly, it affects your energy level. You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.
Unless you come to terms with your past... it haunts you, and you never leave it.
I like the Four Seasons. It's a nice hotel.
