Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never knew about.

Quote by Laura Dern

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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 left our home to work on a movie, and while I was away, my...

I left our home to work on a movie, and while I was away, my...

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...

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.

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...

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've always loved film more than theater.

I've always loved film more than theater.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is...

Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is...

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...

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...

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...

My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first...

My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first...

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...

I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and...

I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and...

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

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