I wanted to play a mother again. I thought it would be interesting to play the mother of an older child. And it was also the kind of part I've been looking for my whole career, actually, in film. You…

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What makes these creatures so awful is the feeling that they can use us in...

What makes these creatures so awful is the feeling that they can use us in...

I love working quickly. I don't like to do thousands of takes, and I don't...

I love working quickly. I don't like to do thousands of takes, and I don't...

I am more of a New Yorker than ever and just actually, sometimes I fantasize...

I am more of a New Yorker than ever and just actually, sometimes I fantasize...

I worked hard and made my own way, just as my father had. And just,...

I worked hard and made my own way, just as my father had. And just,...

I just feel that getting out there physically and protecting New York, putting my arms...

I just feel that getting out there physically and protecting New York, putting my arms...

I love the role of Ripley.

I love the role of Ripley.

Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot...

Sometimes you trust someone who turns out not to be honest. There are a lot...

I've been very fortunate to be able to jump around. I just did this really...

I've been very fortunate to be able to jump around. I just did this really...

There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think.

There's a lot of conning as part of our society, I think.

As an actor, the second and last ones were interesting for me. Because those parts...

As an actor, the second and last ones were interesting for me. Because those parts...

I'd be more interested in doing a smaller, character driven thing, rather than another action...

I'd be more interested in doing a smaller, character driven thing, rather than another action...

I don't want to leave New York and leave my family. I don't like the...

I don't want to leave New York and leave my family. I don't like the...

It was actually a relief for me to play an actor who was scared, who...

It was actually a relief for me to play an actor who was scared, who...

Maybe you're better to play a villain just straight out.

Maybe you're better to play a villain just straight out.

I think I have always tried to do the smaller films. I like to jump...

I think I have always tried to do the smaller films. I like to jump...

It's rare when you have everything going perfectly all at the same time.

It's rare when you have everything going perfectly all at the same time.

I love playing an alien.

I love playing an alien.

My father was always very interested in space. I watch Star Trek and all those...

My father was always very interested in space. I watch Star Trek and all those...

I'm no Ripley. I had doubts that I could play her as strongly as she...

I'm no Ripley. I had doubts that I could play her as strongly as she...

I'm always the last person they go to with a sequel, because I'm the most...

I'm always the last person they go to with a sequel, because I'm the most...