I wanted to play a mother again. I thought it would be interesting to play the mother of an older child. And it was also the kind of part I've been looking for my whole career, actually, in film. You…

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I don't really see science fiction as fiction. I can imagine colonies on Mars and...

I don't really see science fiction as fiction. I can imagine colonies on Mars and...

I've been very fortunate to be able to jump around. I just did this really...

I've been very fortunate to be able to jump around. I just did this really...

My father was always very interested in space. I watch Star Trek and all those...

My father was always very interested in space. I watch Star Trek and all those...

I'm always the last person they go to with a sequel, because I'm the most...

I'm always the last person they go to with a sequel, because I'm the most...

I love the role of Ripley.

I love the role of Ripley.

I just feel that getting out there physically and protecting New York, putting my arms...

I just feel that getting out there physically and protecting New York, putting my arms...

I worked hard and made my own way, just as my father had. And just,...

I worked hard and made my own way, just as my father had. And just,...

Secretly, I had always wanted to go to Vegas, and have my own really bad...

Secretly, I had always wanted to go to Vegas, and have my own really bad...

I think I have always tried to do the smaller films. I like to jump...

I think I have always tried to do the smaller films. I like to jump...

Maybe you're better to play a villain just straight out.

Maybe you're better to play a villain just straight out.

My husband is from Hawaii and his father who was also born in Hawaii was...

My husband is from Hawaii and his father who was also born in Hawaii was...

It was actually a relief for me to play an actor who was scared, who...

It was actually a relief for me to play an actor who was scared, who...

Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot...

Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot...

Usually it's the guys that don't follow you around, who you're attracted to!

Usually it's the guys that don't follow you around, who you're attracted to!

There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think.

There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think.

I don't want to leave New York and leave my family. I don't like the...

I don't want to leave New York and leave my family. I don't like the...

With Alien, because we always use a different director, each one kind of stands on...

With Alien, because we always use a different director, each one kind of stands on...

I love playing an alien.

I love playing an alien.

I'm no Ripley. I had doubts that I could play her as strongly as she...

I'm no Ripley. I had doubts that I could play her as strongly as she...

I am more of a New Yorker than ever and just actually, sometimes I fantasize...

I am more of a New Yorker than ever and just actually, sometimes I fantasize...