I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people struggling to raise children, and to have relationships and be intimate with each other.

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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...

Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself...

Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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've always loved film more than theater.

I've always loved film more than theater.

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 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...

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's a strange world, as David Lynch would say.

It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say.

We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And...

We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And...