I turned down a lot of things that were so-called commercial. You're coming out of one film, and then they want you to be in the same one.

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I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant...

I could not understand why Meryl Streep, for example, is allowed to work while pregnant...

Even the busboys at the restaurants have a script to give you. Everybody is in...

Even the busboys at the restaurants have a script to give you. Everybody is in...

My favorite designers are Levi Strauss and Fruit of the Loom.

My favorite designers are Levi Strauss and Fruit of the Loom.

We really enjoy entertaining our children with characters. We'll act out all of The Wizard...

We really enjoy entertaining our children with characters. We'll act out all of The Wizard...

I want to be perfect. I don't want to fail. And you always fail.

I want to be perfect. I don't want to fail. And you always fail.

I would have made a lousy stripper. I'm just not very comfortable exposing myself.

I would have made a lousy stripper. I'm just not very comfortable exposing myself.

No nude scenes. No sex-symbol parts. I want people to recognize me for my work,...

No nude scenes. No sex-symbol parts. I want people to recognize me for my work,...

Sean's movies are provocative and challenging without being slick.

Sean's movies are provocative and challenging without being slick.

After every movie, I always kick myself for the same things-didn't do enough, not enough...

After every movie, I always kick myself for the same things-didn't do enough, not enough...

Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking...

Hollywood is a suction for your confidence or your faith or your togetherness. Just walking...

If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better...

If you get enough sleep, cut back on cigarettes and red meat, you look better...

Is that romantic fantasy real? Um, after kids, no. Take the kids away, I don't...

Is that romantic fantasy real? Um, after kids, no. Take the kids away, I don't...

My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we...

My mother gave me a sense of independence, a sense of total confidence that we...

I was technically a Valley Girl, even though I absolutely dreaded being called that. I...

I was technically a Valley Girl, even though I absolutely dreaded being called that. I...

When I had money in the past, I would always travel rather than spend it...

When I had money in the past, I would always travel rather than spend it...

I have always been a good mimic.

I have always been a good mimic.

It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really...

It makes me believe in fate. In most cases, the readings where I've been really...

Unless you're a star in this town, you're really nothing.

Unless you're a star in this town, you're really nothing.

I like movies that make you think.

I like movies that make you think.

Sean's a great, great writer.

Sean's a great, great writer.