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.

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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...

There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.

There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of the greatest films of all time.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of the greatest films of all time.

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 really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been...

I really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been...

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

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

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...

My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first...

My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

I've always loved film more than theater.

I've always loved film more than theater.

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...