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I have fun at work.
My face is my career.
I make my relationships at work.
I like the full spectrum of roles.
Acting is pretty much my whole life.
My first movie was with Mike Nichols.
I just love the black and white movies.
All of our ancestors came from somewhere.
I didn't decide to be a character actress.
It's very hard to remain a student in life.
I only eat things that you don't have to kill.
I don't put together cars, I put together people.
I think it's nourishing to do both comedy and drama.
Work is the most nourishing thing so far in my life.
I started acting young, and I was a dramatic actress.
'Taxi' made a big difference because it got me into comedy.
I want to be Geraldine Page; I want to be one of the greats.
I don't like that I'm my own commodity, that I am what I sell.
I don't regret what I've done but some of the things I didn't do.
I know I'll work, but not when or where. I never know what to pack.
While filming 'Annie Hall,' I never really hung out with Woody Allen.
For very few people is there a time when you, quote unquote, make it.
People who are interested in the arts and theater are such a minority.
Sometimes every single element of a character is a torturous discovery.
In high school, I did the 'The Tempest' at Lincoln Center for Joe Papp.
I took parts that either I was offered or felt I could do a good job with.
In my job, I worry a lot and try and stay calm and open. It sometimes works.
I was this extremely dramatic actress. And then, suddenly, I was doing comedy.
My preference is for really good writing, and I just really don't care where it is.
The Oscar nomination made me a recognizable name to other actors and people in general.
If they give you good words to say, and you don't get in the way of them, you'll be OK.
I don't feel that I have any great grasp of technique that I should pass along to people.
In my experience, each project is what it is, and nothing is necessarily a turning point.
All of my films have changed my life. I've met so many people and broadened my world view.
It's hard to regulate the speed at which you can achieve something creative and emotional.
I know that I'm in the minority to be able to keep working all these years. But I want more!
There's nothing obvious or predictable in acting. That's what it means to be in this profession.
Buses and subways are this remarkable social club. You talk to people you wouldn't normally talk to.
This profession has no rhythm to it - you're either busy enough to fall down, or nothing's happening!
You can fake a lot of stuff, but you can't fake if the story isn't there and if the writing isn't good.
I think most actors are very impressionable, and that's part of what we do is soak up other's behavior.
As I get older, I start to look back at the field that I've crossed and realize that it was a mine field.
'Hester Street' was my most complete character study, but 'Annie Hall' and 'The Last Detail' were also great.
You just can't make bad writing look good. But if you have good writing, you just say it, and it's almost done.
A goal of mine is to try and be as real as possible. To try and not comment on the work I'm doing but just do it.
I don't like to discuss my work in a lot of detail; I'm afraid of dissecting it in a way that is not good for me.
I am a very simple cook, I just do the minimum amount. I'm mostly a vegetarian, so I just steam a lot of vegetables.
It's totally mystifying to me how anyone could have canceled 'Taxi.' I don't understand it because that stuff is rare.
I always wanted to be a good actress and a serious actress. I wasn't in the profession to, quote-unquote, meet the stars.
If I had the science and math capabilities, I would have liked to be a vet, but I don't! I don't have those capabilities.