If we were living in ancient Rome or Greece, I would be considered sickly and unattractive. The times dictate that thin is better for some strange reason, which I think is foolish.

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My playground was the theatre. I'd sit and watch my mother pretend for a living....

My playground was the theatre. I'd sit and watch my mother pretend for a living....

I just had a baby. I'm not going to work unless it's something really special...

I just had a baby. I'm not going to work unless it's something really special...

As I absorbed life here and understood it better, I just completely fell in love...

As I absorbed life here and understood it better, I just completely fell in love...

It really changed my life. When we split up, something changed, permanently, in me. My...

It really changed my life. When we split up, something changed, permanently, in me. My...

I understand what it feels like not to like aspects of yourself. There have been...

I understand what it feels like not to like aspects of yourself. There have been...

Women were real box office stars in the '40s, more so than men. People loved...

Women were real box office stars in the '40s, more so than men. People loved...

I put on the fat suit and went outside and walked around. I was really...

I put on the fat suit and went outside and walked around. I was really...

Our marriage is between us. If we decide to continue being together or not, it's...

Our marriage is between us. If we decide to continue being together or not, it's...

I spend a good portion of my dinner-party conversation defending America because no matter what...

I spend a good portion of my dinner-party conversation defending America because no matter what...

I have a very highly developed sense of denial.

I have a very highly developed sense of denial.

I'm an artist, and the need to get inside myself and be creative and be...

I'm an artist, and the need to get inside myself and be creative and be...

I wasn't the high-school play queen or anything. And my parents would let me act...

I wasn't the high-school play queen or anything. And my parents would let me act...

My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem.

My father, he was like the rock, the guy you went to with every problem.

I try to remember, as I hear about friends getting engaged, that it's not about...

I try to remember, as I hear about friends getting engaged, that it's not about...

My dad always said he couldn't remember a time when I did not want to...

My dad always said he couldn't remember a time when I did not want to...

Because I was newly pregnant, I was sick as a dog, yet I knew all...

Because I was newly pregnant, I was sick as a dog, yet I knew all...

The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can...

The adrenaline of a live performance is unlike anything in film or theater. I can...

I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with...

I've had a very interesting career. I get to do amazing things and work with...

I moved to New York from California when I was 11, so initially I was...

I moved to New York from California when I was 11, so initially I was...

I don't know who decided that skinny was more appealing than not skinny. It seems...

I don't know who decided that skinny was more appealing than not skinny. It seems...