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I grew up very fast as a young girl, but I grew slowly into my womanhood.
Entertainment and escapism - those are the bigger money-making films today.
If 'American Beauty' came out today, it wouldn't make nearly as much money.
Just lying in my big bed with Frette sheets. Oh my god, there's nothing better.
If you're the head of a business, there's a protocol that people have to follow.
I can't stop moving. I'm like this weird insect. I can't sit still in real life.
I'd rather do 'She's So Lovely' that John Cassavetes wrote versus doing 'Batman.'
I always wanted to get out of L.A., but time passes, and you find excuses to stay.
I would have made a lousy stripper. I'm just not very comfortable exposing myself.
I've always been a T-shirt, Levi's, leather jacket, and combat boots kind of girl.
For actors in Hollywood, it's very straightforward. We're well-paid animals in a zoo.
I can't imagine going back to long hair. Cutting it was the greatest thing I ever did
I can't imagine going back to long hair. Cutting it was the greatest thing I ever did.
The best part of shooting 'House of Cards' in Baltimore is eating lots of soft-shell crab.
If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better the next day
If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better the next day.
I always loved to dance and move. I probably should have been a mime or something like that.
With 'House of Cards,' you really get the heart and the meat of drama - and it's a thriller!
Even the busboys at the restaurants have a script to give you. Everybody is in the business.
Is that romantic fantasy real? Um, after kids, no. Take the kids away, I don't know. Depends.
I'm not a practice religion freak. I didn't grow up in a religious family, but I have a faith.
You have to do the work in your marriage, but it has to be laid on a strong foundation of love.
Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me
Most of my memories of Texas are of mosquitoes, watermelons, crickets, and my brother teasing me.
The older you get, of course, the knowingness of the truth - the ownership of knowing - is louder.
It's just never been in my nature to go out there and go on a red carpet to say, 'Oh, publicize me!'
I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant and I'm not.
I like the whole package to be good, It's a rarity that that happens, so I end up not working a lot.
You're never going to be able to delve into the character traits of a Michelle Obama or Hillary Clinton.
Would I marry again? No. But never say never. Why marry? It's a beautiful fortress, but I don't need it.
No nude scenes. No sex-symbol parts. I want people to recognize me for my work, not just for being pretty.
We really enjoy entertaining our children with characters. We'll act out all of The Wizard of Oz together.
The word 'demand' is a tricky word when used by our gender. When used by men, it's part of their vernacular.
I'm not up there with Kate Winslet and Julia Roberts. I don't sell tickets. I've known that for a long time.
I'm really trying to be in the now - that's so spiritual and stuff. It's just so much more pleasant and sane.
I have a house here in California and come back every month and a half to see my kids. And they come to New York.
As an actor, I had noticed very vividly that very few directors know how to direct actors because they haven't done it.
Sean's a better person when he's directing. He becomes a queen when he's an actor. And he's so unhappy when he's acting.
Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking on the street you can feel it.
Electronics companies are purchasing the minerals that come out of the Eastern Congo, and they are illicit; they're dirty.
Sometimes I think they should set up an asylum for people like that... a whole slew of paparazzi defending their positions.
You couldn't pay me enough money to go back to being 20. So many tears; what a nightmare it was. It's much better being older.
It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really bad have usually been the ones where I got the part
It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really bad have usually been the ones where I got the part.
I was technically a Valley Girl, even though I absolutely dreaded being called that. I really hated the idea that I was a Valley Girl
I was technically a Valley Girl, even though I absolutely dreaded being called that. I really hated the idea that I was a Valley Girl.
I remember calling directors numerous times and saying, 'Oh, you should cast so-and-so instead of me. They're much better for the role.'
I've been told I've done a lot of flop movies. And I think, 'Wow, I've never considered them flops!' I've loved every character I played.
It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that
It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that.