Families survive, one way or another. You have a tie, a connection that exists long after death, through many lifetimes.

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Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I...

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I...

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I...

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I...

There are no explanations, there are no answers.

There are no explanations, there are no answers.

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no...

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no...

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering...

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering...

There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can.

There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when...

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when...

At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that...

At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that...

Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of...

Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of...

I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don't think you can be an actor...

I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don't think you can be an actor...

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is...

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is...

To work on the actual location I think is great. This thing of going to...

To work on the actual location I think is great. This thing of going to...

When I am home for like a two-year stretch, I get antsy, because I want...

When I am home for like a two-year stretch, I get antsy, because I want...

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or...

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or...

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and...

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and...

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something...

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something...

I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's...

I never felt like I belonged in Minnesota when I was growing up there. That's...

The worst is when I talk myself into something. Sometimes you take things because you...

The worst is when I talk myself into something. Sometimes you take things because you...

In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite...

In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite...