Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater.

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I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.

I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.

I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater...

I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater...

The thing that separates a so-so director and a great director is a love and...

The thing that separates a so-so director and a great director is a love and...

The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends.

The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends.

Hollywood - that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting.

Hollywood - that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting.

They said this is Vanity Fair, and I said, Oh, I already take the magazine....

They said this is Vanity Fair, and I said, Oh, I already take the magazine....

I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human.

I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human.

Men are allowed to get older and women are not.

Men are allowed to get older and women are not.

It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor.

It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor.

When you're a woman in your 40s, it's not the best time to do films,...

When you're a woman in your 40s, it's not the best time to do films,...

My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.

My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.

There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist.

There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist.

My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what...

My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what...

I just let the character speak to me and things appear.

I just let the character speak to me and things appear.

There's no place to act in Kansas. You're supressed.

There's no place to act in Kansas. You're supressed.

So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar...

So many directors are solely focused on their own success in Hollywood and multimillion dollar...

This house was our dream-the gardens, the study, even the swimming pool. Even though I...

This house was our dream-the gardens, the study, even the swimming pool. Even though I...

I took individual photographs of Annie Liebovitz, I kept taking her picture.

I took individual photographs of Annie Liebovitz, I kept taking her picture.

There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are...

There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are...

I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five...

I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five...