I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out.

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We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women....

We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women....

Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart...

Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart...

You have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does.

You have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does.

I'm an actor, that's my contribution.

I'm an actor, that's my contribution.

When I hear that somebody's difficult, I think, Oh, I can't wait to work with...

When I hear that somebody's difficult, I think, Oh, I can't wait to work with...

It is very difficult for girls. They're told to look one way, but to act...

It is very difficult for girls. They're told to look one way, but to act...

I had a dresser who literally squeezed me in like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With...

I had a dresser who literally squeezed me in like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With...

It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of...

It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of...

It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and...

It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and...

I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want...

I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want...

We have to be vulnerable as actors, but we have to protect ourselves.

We have to be vulnerable as actors, but we have to protect ourselves.

There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of...

There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of...

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age.

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age.

I am extremely shy. I am not happy in crowds of people.

I am extremely shy. I am not happy in crowds of people.

Diva has a negative connotation.

Diva has a negative connotation.

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an...

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an...

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

It puts you in a kind of a strange situation where everybody is looking at...

It puts you in a kind of a strange situation where everybody is looking at...

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an...

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an...

With the hugely talented women I've worked with or observed, it's not a question about...

With the hugely talented women I've worked with or observed, it's not a question about...