I was a huge fan of Damien Rice - and I am a huge fan still!

I love all things Queen - their songs are epic storytelling.

I see something new in 'Gosford Park' every time I watch it.

The older you get the more capable you get at managing life.

I'm just growing old, darling. I don't know about gracefully.

I like time off because I also have a life outside of theater.

My version of lip-synching is singing full-out with the track.

I wanted to be a truck driver. I love driving long distances!!!

You always hear about how women working together will catfight.

I had a year at 3 when I wanted to be a conductor in the opera.

I prefer being as far from the centre of celebrity as possible.

At this point the theater America is in such a precarious place.

If I'm having a bad day in rehearsal, I'll sleep with my script.

I get really into shows, but then I have my brain shut off time.

For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.

I try not to put my purse on the floor - demons will get into it.

Jesus doesn't care if you feel guilty. Jesus wants you to change.

With age comes a greater wisdom, an ease and comfort with oneself.

I know people like spectacle, but I'm interested in moving people.

It's so much easier to complain about something than celebrate it.

I'm a huge holiday person. I love having parties and giving gifts.

I'm slightly unsure as to what my goal is. I just keep doing jobs.

If I'm just in dungarees, I don't think I would intimidate anyone.

I don't play many characters like myself. Oh I don't know what I am!

Wherever the wings of love take me, that is my flare path and my way.

I was expelled from four schools. Today I still read with difficulty.

It's a bit of a headache being a perfectionist. You're never satisfied.

We all need to go to good theater; that is what I believe will save it.

I guess just a lively imagination is the best effort an actor can have.

I do have friends in Australia who now refer to me as 'Hollywood Jack.'

The libel laws in Australia are a lot tougher than they are in America.

Faith is something that's been created to help people get through life.

I find that there are few reviews that extol women as wonderful artists.

A lioness has got a lot more power than the lion likes to think she has.

I love getting presents. And awards. I'd do whatever they told me to do.

I think that sex should be done, but unlike justice, not seen to be done!

I'd love to do 'Gentlemen Prefer Blondes' again - especially on Broadway.

I've been very lucky to work with a lot of amazingly supportive directors.

As an actor, at least from my standpoint, I can't not like who I'm playing.

I think things are funny when the character is taking it totally seriously.

Once, the parental bed collapsed because all the children sat on it at once.

I always joke that everything else that I do is to support my theater habit.

I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.

Bad things happen when people work together. Everything goes out of control.

The staff, stage managers, ushers all behaved as if they respected the actors.

I definitely love to talk to my men...I want to see how I feel, how they feel.

It is so important to get respect for what you do and at the same time give it.

I was an English-literature major, and that's all about stories and narratives.

Jealousy doesn't show how much you love someone, it shows how insecure you are.

Women's philanthropic leadership is fundamental to their advancement in society.

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