I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people.

Quote by Laura Dern

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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...

I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them.

I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them.

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

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

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...

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.

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...

Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing...

Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing...

I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't...

I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't...

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've always loved film more than theater.

I've always loved film more than theater.

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...

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...

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...

I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people...

I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people...

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.

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...

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 knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and...

I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and...

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...

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...