You'll be offered the 'lead' in this new hot film with such-and-such A-list director, 'a fabulous part' - a fabulous part? A fabulous part is a character with a soul, who starts here and goes to there, you know? There aren't many of those.
There are a lot more female writers wanting to direct their own material and hopefully will be given the opportunity.
What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has affected you?
If you're looking to be loved for a part, it's great and enticing to be adorable in a romantic comedy. But then, as an actor, you get stuck.
The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour.
I was raised on movie sets, and I decided for myself at a very young age that it was what I wanted to do.
I really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been marketed by the big studios to do mass market box office films.
I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.
It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say.
Irvin Kershner, no matter what anyone says, has done some great work. 'Eyes of Laura Mars' is an incredible movie.
I always wanted to do a 'Ms. Smith Goes to Washington.'
I've seen 3-D movies where it seems a little crude or too in-your-face.
Something that I've cared about deeply my whole career is getting to work with filmmakers and inventors of stories that are hysterical because they are just so painfully true.
I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and that's where you start. I had a good understanding about press: that it's the actor's responsibility to publicize his or her films.
What I consider a good part for a woman and what some other Hollywood people think are good women's parts are very different. I don't want to play the supportive girlfriend who has nine scenes and just loves that man, maybe cheats on him in one scene but will always be there, and I mean - give me a break.
Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
It's interesting to play a real-life person who has already been a character on 'Saturday Night Live.'
If you have a movie coming out, and people are talking about you, the amount of scripts will build.
For me, the key is years of the blessed filmmakers I've worked with giving me permission to be bold and jump off cliffs and to be boundaryless. I would put David Lynch at the top of that list.
I got picked for very unique and independent filmmaking experiences with auteurs. And I'm so lucky.
