I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and ask, Shouldn't get face work? My mother and Anne Bancroft said, We're not going to fall into that.

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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...

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.

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 a strange world, as David Lynch would say.

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

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...

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.

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...

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 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...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

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...

There's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side...

There's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side...

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've always loved film more than theater.

I've always loved film more than theater.

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...