I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out.

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You have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does.

You have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does.

We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women....

We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women....

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in...

The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in...

When I hear that somebody's difficult, I think, Oh, I can't wait to work with...

When I hear that somebody's difficult, I think, Oh, I can't wait to work with...

I had a dresser who literally squeezed me in like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With...

I had a dresser who literally squeezed me in like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With...

It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and...

It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and...

Diva has a negative connotation.

Diva has a negative connotation.

I'm an actor, that's my contribution.

I'm an actor, that's my contribution.

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age.

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age.

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an...

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an...

When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally...

When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally...

I think there are certain actors that have that kind of energy about them, that...

I think there are certain actors that have that kind of energy about them, that...

It is very difficult for girls. They're told to look one way, but to act...

It is very difficult for girls. They're told to look one way, but to act...

I get bored talking about myself, but I can talk about the work.

I get bored talking about myself, but I can talk about the work.

I knew the term Stepford Wife, and I knew what that meant. I never read...

I knew the term Stepford Wife, and I knew what that meant. I never read...

I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want...

I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want...

Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart...

Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart...

It puts you in a kind of a strange situation where everybody is looking at...

It puts you in a kind of a strange situation where everybody is looking at...

I don't think the tabloids find me very interesting.

I don't think the tabloids find me very interesting.