But most of what I've learned about acting - and a lot of what I've learned about life in the past seven years - was taught to me by Robert Altman.

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In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed...

In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed...

Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same.

Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same.

You think he's going to like you better, but then one day you look in...

You think he's going to like you better, but then one day you look in...

I felt little awkward about taking one boyfriend to see a film starring another boyfriend.

I felt little awkward about taking one boyfriend to see a film starring another boyfriend.

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show...

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show...

Somewhere along the line, Bob said I'd better begin taking this business seriously, because, whether...

Somewhere along the line, Bob said I'd better begin taking this business seriously, because, whether...

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

The world doesn't end just because one thing goes wrong.

The world doesn't end just because one thing goes wrong.

I suppose I learned organization from Altman.

I suppose I learned organization from Altman.

I like to pick my own vegetables.

I like to pick my own vegetables.

Take events in your life seriously, take work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously, or...

Take events in your life seriously, take work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously, or...

For a while we lived in a tent we'd pitched inside his parents' house and...

For a while we lived in a tent we'd pitched inside his parents' house and...

I'm not afraid of aging.

I'm not afraid of aging.

Bernard and I intend doing a lot with our lives and that includes actively helping...

Bernard and I intend doing a lot with our lives and that includes actively helping...

Making it big in this world is such a rip-off, you gotta keep your head...

Making it big in this world is such a rip-off, you gotta keep your head...

Having been an actress before becoming a producer has helped, because I realize the needs.

Having been an actress before becoming a producer has helped, because I realize the needs.

But I never let a fantasy get away, because I always stop to analyze it.

But I never let a fantasy get away, because I always stop to analyze it.

It's my job, to create a fantasy.

It's my job, to create a fantasy.

When a fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start doing...

When a fantasy turns you on, you're obligated to God and nature to start doing...

Writing fantasy lets me imagine a great deal more than, say, writing about alligators, and...

Writing fantasy lets me imagine a great deal more than, say, writing about alligators, and...