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People stopped me on the street and said 'I can't live up to you.' Of course, they're referring to June Cleaver.
I'm okay. Nobody's bothering me. Everyone's very kind, and very polite. I don't feel like my whole life changed.
I think certain people are the way they are for certain reasons that we can't necessarily judge without knowing.
After my first year on 'Gossip Girl,' everybody said, 'You've got to do a big commercial movie, ride this wave.'
I think I am looking as an actor to find ways to push myself into places I haven't been before as a human being.
I'm definitely not very insecure, but I have perfectionist tendencies, and I'll want things to be a certain way.
Do I wish I had never endured postpartum depression? Absolutely. But to deny the experience is to deny who I am.
I've always been, with acting, very hesitant to get myself into situations where I would be accused of nepotism.
Sometimes people can put way too much emphasis on looking 'hot' which can be stressful and put you in your head.
Everyone thinks they went to high school with me. I take it as a compliment that I look different in every role.
My mom's the one I look up to for everything. I feel like I'm a lump of clay and she's moulding me into a woman.
They make really great synthetic fur - you really don't need real fur. And it's cheaper, so why spend the money?
I get as much sleep as possible. When I get home, I have just enough energy to lay out my clothes and go to bed.
If you put Willem Dafoe, Liam Neeson and James Woods in a room together, there wouldn't be room for anyone else.
I feel like music does have a role to play in waking people up; it can be an alarm clock or it can be a lullaby.
Music is such an intensely personal thing for me, and I knew if I was going to do it, it would be in my own way.
I love women but am aware we're dangerous and deeply competitive, although I gave up being competitive long ago.
I made 60 motion pictures and only wore the sarong in about six pictures, but it did become a kind of trademark.
I think often times when people choose to be part of a charity; it's usually because something is very personal.
I don't really live my life in the media spotlight. People don't know that much really about me or what I think.
I think part of the beauty of our relationship with jewelry is that it can change and evolve as we do ourselves.
Anyone who turns love between two consenting adults into a negative, doesn't understand the meaning of the word.
I don't think of myself as a movie star and I can pretty easily convince other people that I'm not a movie star.
I love hotels for their solitude and comfort, but I believe a seedy one can have as much promise as a plush one.
Of course I would change anything if John Cassavetes said so - it's his script. But he was very easy about that.
In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own clothes, much to my mother's distress.
I'm so excited about 'Identity Thief'. It's such a good comedy, and I'm excited for people to go out and see it!
I’ve always treated my children as beings in their own right. I respect their feelings and aspirations entirely.
Ingrid Bergman made an enormous impression on me. I couldn't imagine where that kind of acting talent came from.
Corsets were a challenge in 'Belle;' fake nails tripped me up in 'Blackbird.' Guess I'm not a mani type of girl!
It's people's worst fantasy to see their partner kissing someone else, even though it's a job and it's not real.
My worst fault is my belief that if you put bills unopened behind a picture frame, there is no need to pay them.
I didn't want to become an actress because the competition with my mother would have been to much to live up to.
You don't want to cry over yourself, you don't want to have compassion about yourself. It's not the right place.
I occasionally wear Miss Dior perfume. It's quite elegant and feminine. It reminds me of a romantic evening out.
I pretty much eat all day to keep my strength up. I'm primarily a vegetarian who has an occasional side of fish.
I have amazing parents and some really great friends that would kick my butt if I ever started acting different.
Why do people need awards? Don't you know your value and your worth? I don't need anybody's award or acceptance.
In comedy, something may be more absurd, but you have to believe just as much as you do when you're doing drama.
My role models are Bettie Page and Mia Kirshner. Every day when Mia comes to work she raises the bar for us all.
For The Chicago Code, I did some boxing. It makes you stand differently when you know you can punch someone out.
Even if the role is very far away from me, to try and make it as nakedly me as possible is an intriguing notion.
Well, you know, I'm quite a reluctant writer. I'm not someone who set out to be a writer or really wanted to be.
Robin Williams was the kind of generous person who would do things but not want to receive public credit for it.
I think that with any emotion - fear, love, nervousness - if the actor's feeling it, then the audience feels it.
It's very kind of 'Wuthering Heights' where my parents' house is, moors and deserted. It's very wild and mystic.
If I wasn't acting, I would probably be working with children. I was a camp counselor growing up and I loved it.
I sincerely believe that no problem is bigger than man, and problems are blown out of proportion by man himself.
I do not want these women-centric films, or... what's that term? ...mahila-pradhan films as everyone calls them.
I have learnt not to make plans in life, because a lot of time you make a plan that is not going to work for you