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You could spend your life trying to uncover all the treasures in New Orleans and not even scratch the surface. It's such an amazing place.
I was raised in a really terrific, close family, and I've never needed to escape anything or to really let myself go by dancing on tables.
It is extremely important to me that the social and environmental issues associated with the production of fashion clothing are addressed.
It doesn't happen all the time, but in the moments where you really lose yourself and you fall into this character, it's like time travel.
I'm not very good at talking and being with people and being gregarious and outgoing. I love people, but I have great difficulty doing it.
Turning 16 is kind of scary because when you're 16, you go from being a kid and then you can drive and are more of a young adult in a way.
I have such respect for women who go through pregnancy multiple times. I thought it was beautiful being pregnant. The aftermath is brutal.
'Beatriz' has been a slow burn; people are still finding the movie. It's actually similar to the first few years of 'Friday Night Lights.'
I loved working with Bette Davis. Bette Davis was great to work with and a wonderful teacher, and very kind to me. We became good friends.
Bobby [Fosse] was very difficult to work with, he wanted to be a big star at MGM, but it was the end of making musical movies at the time.
I think you have to know someone to truly dislike them, don't you? That said, I'd shove most politicians into a cauldron and boil them up.
I come from a generation which definitely treated anyone older and more successful with reverence. But it's much more democratic nowadays.
Often, you're not quite sure what people have seen you in, but the script lands in your inbox. That was the case with 'The Night Manager.'
I find that when I'm ready for something to end, I transition quickly. But when something ends before its time, I find it hard to move on.
On a television show, you basically make a movie a week. Movies take three months - it's crazy. They're so slow, it's like vacation to me.
I would say 80% of the scripts I get are dramas and not comedies or romantic comedies, which is funny because that's what I do every week.
I'm a very stubborn woman and I'm from a very stubborn family of headstrong women. I have sisters, so the women rule the coop in my house.
For a human audience, seeing things that are slightly more otherworldly and beyond human power is always really fun and exciting to watch.
I get called 'Memphis Eve,' but my first name is Eve. I know Memphis is in there somewhere, but on my passport I'm 'Eve Sunny Day Hewson.'
Getting older and adjusting to all the things that biologically happen to you is not easy to do and is a constant struggle and adjustment.
I don't want to pass because I can't stand insincerities and shams. I am just as much Negro as any of the others identified with the race.
I never planned on being an actress or Wonder Woman, but everything just happened, and I am grateful and happy and in love with what I do.
I ended up doing a local AmDram musical when I was nine or so. We had to sing and dance and act. It was probably terrible, but I loved it.
At home, a T-shirt and something loose like harem pants would do. If I'm stepping out, a pair of blue jeans and a white tee are just fine.
The more attention you give to your negative feelings, the more they grow, so I think things just start to blow totally out of proportion.
I think that's the best way to see things, especially this kind of play where there's no pyrotechnics, it's literally just people talking.
I was so thrilled to be in 'Doctor Who.' It's such a wonderful experience, and the fan base that that show has never fails to surprise me.
The 'Pride and Prejudice' with Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle was something I watched on a weekly basis with my mum at home in Oxfordshire.
There's always going to be evil, but the way we unite, regardless of class, race, religion, or gender, empowers the goodness in the world.
Although I grew up in London, I spent summers in Missouri, where my dad lived. It's quite a liberal town, Kansas City. You'd be surprised.
When you have a traumatic event in your life, you change. You're not the same person you were, and you have to discover who you've become.
You dont do an experimental film to become rich, so the people who are involved are involved because they enjoy the creative aspect of it.
Although I've watched myself making the transition from being a girl to being a woman, I still feel 15 years old. My reflection disagrees.
The rehearsal time is almost my favourite part of being an actress, particularly if you're working on a play that hasn't been done before.
I think it's always good to read local authors or relevant books. In Egypt, I studied hieroglyphics and read everything about the mummies.
My distinguishing feature is the gap between my teeth. I had to wear a brace because my teeth used to stick out like guns from a fortress.
Unless I have to, I can't take a job for the money. Unless my children are going to be out on the street, I have to be a little bit picky.
I'm not one of those people who thinks they simply deserves success. I have the drive to work. Maybe that's why I've stayed on the fringe.
The thing I was attracted to as a little girl was Kirk, Bones and Spock, and their utter loyalty. There's nothing more powerful than that.
In terms of withstanding incredible amounts of pain - both physical and emotional - I don't think there's any better training than ballet.
Theatre is my first love; I would not have done it if I didn't love it and certainly not for the money - you really have to believe in it.
I don't actually do any exercise, which is really bad. But I wear heels a lot. My theory is that it's painful, so it's gotta do something.
I'm not very active politically. The causes I work on offer immediate, practical, accessible help, and politics has never meant that to me
I had a great deal of pressure to move to LA after Romancing the Stone came out and I'd become very popular. But people came to me anyway.
I just feel like I haven't grown up yet. I live on my own and I do grown-up things, but there is something about me that is very youthful.
I spend so much time with my parents. My mom and I were joined at the hip for five years. There was not one moment when I wasn't with her.
We are here to inscribe ourselves on the universe, and it is not inappropriate to remind ourselves of this when blank slates are given us.
I will never be ok with the suffering of others - that I will likely continue to fight so I must treat it as a marathon race not a sprint.
I have always loved South Africa, where I shot 'Andaz' and 'No Entry.' Some of the biggest films of my career have been shot in Cape Town.
You can take your life into your own hands in terms of directing. There are ways for you to finance yourself and to write and make a film.