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Everyone is complicated one way or another. But it's interesting to dig into a complicated character, to try to find that within yourself.
At the drop of a hat, people will say there are no roles for women after 40. It's there with a bunch of other rules I'm not interested in.
I love characters that are very layered and complex. It's more exciting and different than any simple role- plus, I love a good challenge.
A lot of our young people are sleep-walking, dreaming that they're awake, and lots of aspects of society initially go about keeping it so.
You know, when you start, especially with me, I didn't really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater.
I had this vivid image of myself at the age of 60 looking back on my life and truly regretting the fact that I hadn't tried to be an actor
I have the opportunity to learn about the fashion world, and I appreciate it as an art form... But I never want it to take over my acting.
I have never struggled for anything in my life because I never thought I will be an actress. Film just walked up to my house with 'Abodh.'
Looks matter a lot, and it has always mattered. We always judge. I have not only been on the receiving end, but I have also judged others.
The '60s are my favorite decade - with the Cold War, the women's movement. And then there's the music, the fashion, the clothes, the hair.
I'm not extravagant. I share my house in London with five roommates. I take the Tube. I intend to stay the exact same person I always was.
I'm not that big a fan of marriage as an institution and I don't know why women need to have children to be seen as complete human beings.
I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why.
I think I was, like, maybe frustrated for many years because I didn't try to direct. And since I made my movie I'm just like, 'It's great.
When you're acting in a scene, you're focused on doing the scene. You can't break character and go, 'Oh my God, I love what you're doing!'
Your story may not have such a happy beginning, but that doesn't make you who you are. It is the rest of your story, who you choose to be.
For me, the director is the most important thing. He is steering the boat. If you don't trust him, you won't be able to give him your all.
I didn't go to theater school. I didn't go to Julliard. But I've lived a lot. I've seen a lot. I feel like that makes up for a little bit.
Women have a lot of... attitudes enforced in us about our sense of attractiveness being bound up in long, flowing, Hollywood kind of hair.
It's not how pretty you are or how talented you are. It's that if these five people on this day in this room like you, then you get a job.
Follow your heart and don't question it, no matter where it tells you to go It will open up a world of experiences you can't even imagine.
I was really blessed with parents who never said I couldnt do anything. And now I reflect as an adult on that, Wow, they never told me no!
I'm an extremist. Either I'm being healthy and organic, or I want a big, juicy In-N-Out burger, I want it all now! It sure makes me happy.
It took a long time, but I have learned that you just can't take anything you want out of life without putting something back in exchange.
My dad is an engineer and works on green energy, so I'm very aware of what it takes to keep a modern home running and how we can simplify.
I have a very, very good life. I'm grateful for all of my friends, my family and the life that I have, and the possibilities in my future.
The justice system is flawed, and that just because you're overtly guilty doesn't actually mean you're actually going to go away, to jail.
I grew up watching his movies; I know everyone did, but I really feel that a lot of my formative years were informed by Woody Allen films.
If something rad is going on and it has to do with film, I want to be there. If it's getting coffee, I don't care. It's a passion of mine.
I think Americans have always been pretty outspoken. I always found that if you had emotions in England, it's like, 'Here's a cup of tea.'
My school of thought with going into a character is that you have to understand where they come from, and you have to empathize with them.
I adore acting; it's in my blood - quite literally - but I can honestly say the most creative thing in the world for me is being a mother.
I sacrificed a lot, in terms of friendship and family, from working so much at such a young age, but I wouldn't be where I am if I hadn't.
I wouldn't consciously pursue trying to make something for the charts. It's just not in my scope now. I'd rather stick needles in my eyes.
Take events in your life seriously, take work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously, or you'll become affected, pompous and boring.
My career after 'Life Unexpected' took a really big dip, and I realized you have no control as an actor over the process of going to work.
When women are stressed, they either eat too much and get fat, or they eat not so much and get thin, and the latter is what happens to me.
Of course I'm schooled in the old school method: taking what I think the director wants, then reworking it through my own brain and heart.
I've done some of my best work in films that fell right through the cracks, so I try to not make career moves but to build a body of work.
I have stage combat training from college, which is drastically different than fighting for the screen, but I do enjoy that kind of stuff.
Most people spend their whole lives looking for the right job. There are others who never get an opportunity to do work that fulfils them.
I think the type of actor I am, I tend to play strong leading female characters. The shows I've been on happen to be science fiction genre.
I definitely think that being a model makes it more difficult to be taken seriously. And I understand. I don't take it seriously sometimes.
According to me, the most stylish person in Bollywood is none other than Sushmita Sen. I have grown up in awe of her since I was in school.
It's so much better to desire than to have.... The moment of desire, when you know something is going to happen - that's the most exalting.
I have everything in my house organized to an unnecessary T, and I love it! The only downside: I have no excuses for losing my to-do lists.
I think that everybody needs somebody to really look up to and know that even though you're going through a tough time, you'll get over it.
My big break was becoming the spokesperson for Texas Instruments. Casting directors really started giving me a chance to read for projects.
Partying at a club is very different than when I'm throwing a party at my house. My party's a rage. People rage when they come to my house.
I guess I'm the perfect young lead actress. I'm not Chloe Sevigny - I'm not really a character actress. Some actors have "character" faces.