Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.

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I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people...

I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people...

I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them.

I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them.

I wanted to go to Jupiter. That was my plan from day one, and David...

I wanted to go to Jupiter. That was my plan from day one, and David...

When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble.

When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble.

That's life - to turn each other on, to feel good, to feel in love.

That's life - to turn each other on, to feel good, to feel in love.

I really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been...

I really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been...

I hope we can be consummate artists as women or revolutionaries, or whatever women want...

I hope we can be consummate artists as women or revolutionaries, or whatever women want...

I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a...

I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a...

I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I...

I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I...

Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing...

Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing...

I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and...

I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and...

It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a...

It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a...

There's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side...

There's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side...

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of the greatest films of all time.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of the greatest films of all time.

What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to...

What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to...

I've always loved film more than theater.

I've always loved film more than theater.

There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.

There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.

It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents.

It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents.

It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great...

It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great...

Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which...

Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which...