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I have been a bit of a reluctant actress since the get-go, since the beginning of 'Lost.'
Answer violence with violence. If one of us falls today, five of them must fall tomorrow.
As an actress, I was never thin enough, never pretty enough. My boobs weren't big enough.
If we don't empower ourselves with knowledge, then we're gonna be led down a garden path.
I'm a person who loves people. It's all about the vibe of the environment I'm working in.
I just keep active - everything that's challenging me, everything that I feel like doing.
Making a pretty picture, an image, is a completely different thing from acting to camera.
Growing up in Memphis, I have always admired St. Jude's for the magnificent work they do.
I was constantly falling in love, and it never occurred to me that this was wrong or bad.
You'll see me on 'Top Chef' someday. My Midwestern hospitality needs an outlet, you know?
I think it's important to surrender to situations that take you out of your comfort zone.
My eyes and spirit have opened up since I found someone that I get to share my life with.
The first time I went to Hollywood, I was 25 years old. My background was mostly Italian.
I developed a sense of self before moving to crazy Hollywood, which was really important.
I actually always try to not do a general American accent. I always try to give a region.
It's a strenuous job every day of your life to live up to the way you look on the screen.
I never thought I'd be using this phrase, but the pursuit of happiness - that's my right.
I don't know what to say about Jill Marie. The girls on 'Girlfriends' were all my babies.
And you don't want to just totally mess up the rhythm when you're playing with Bob Dylan.
I try to stay focused on my life and do try not to be brought into the Hollywood fantasy.
The things I've really loved doing over the years most consistently are running and yoga.
I would not want to be on a cruise ship. Some ferry crossings I'm not too thrilled about.
If I print something out, I just spend all my time trying to find where I've put it down.
Put others before yourself, unselfish love, do unto others as you would have done to you.
John Wayne was the meanest, nastiest man with the worst attitude that I ever worked with.
There is nothing enduring in the life of a woman except what she builds in a man's heart.
When you walk in a saree, you must kick the pleats. It becomes more comfortable that way.
I would love to continue acting. Maybe one day I would like to try writing and directing.
I want to do something crazy for a part - something I'd never even consider in real life.
Seeing someone happy on set is just a very small slice of the reality of an actor's life.
I live my life with no regrets. Each decision of mine has define my life in a certain way
It's important to keep reinventing yourself, and I want to challenge myself at every age.
I always brought up my children not to believe in Mothers Day gifts, and now I regret it.
After leaving ImageMovers, I sold two pitches to Fox Atomic, which I then wrote for them.
This is the way I look when I'm sober. It's enough to make a person drink, don't you say?
I sometimes wonder what it would have been like if I'd got 'Downton Abbey' when I was 22.
When you look back, I think things are as they are meant to be. Timing is very important.
I think people love shows that are relationship-oriented. I think they love family shows.
Although I loved Liza as a little girl, it would be true to say I really didn't know her.
Every role that you accept makes you grow in some way. It's part of the creative process.
I am so lucky that throughout my career I've been able to play such different characters.
I played Laura Bush in a Tony Kushner piece, and afterward, I think my phones got tapped.
I've been so lucky to work with some great, great writers: Tony Kushner and Yasmina Reza.
Flirting is a cheap, dangerous shortcut to get something you can't hold after you get it.
The very thing that seems to impede your progress can often be turned to account for you.
If I had a religious belief, I would want it to be as strong as my belief in the theater.
There's no trick of teaching acting. Either someone wants to do it and is gifted, or not.
I've just been lucky. I'd like to have more choices, and I'd like to have a leading part.
I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.
I'm terrible on the phone. I just text my friends and family and say, 'Hey, I'm in town.'