I worked hard and made my own way, just as my father had. And just, I'm sure, as he hoped I would. I learned, from observing him, the satisfaction that comes from striving and seeing a dream fulfilled.

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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...

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 wanted to play a mother again. I thought it would be interesting to play...

I wanted to play a mother again. I thought it would be interesting to play...

One of the reasons I did this, because I wasn't really looking for another science...

One of the reasons I did this, because I wasn't really looking for another science...

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...

Secretly, I had always wanted to go to Vegas, and have my own really bad...

Secretly, I had always wanted to go to Vegas, and have my own really bad...

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...

With Alien, because we always use a different director, each one kind of stands on...

With Alien, because we always use a different director, each one kind of stands on...

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...

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

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

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...

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 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'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 love the role of Ripley.

I love the role of Ripley.

I love playing an alien.

I love playing an alien.

My husband is from Hawaii and his father who was also born in Hawaii was...

My husband is from Hawaii and his father who was also born in Hawaii was...

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...

I don't really see science fiction as fiction. I can imagine colonies on Mars and...

I don't really see science fiction as fiction. I can imagine colonies on Mars and...

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...