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

Quote by Laura Dern

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My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first...

My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first...

I've always loved film more than theater.

I've always loved film more than theater.

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.

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...

I hope we can be consummate artists as women or revolutionaries, or whatever women want...

I hope we can be consummate artists as women or revolutionaries, or whatever women want...

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.

When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble.

When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble.

We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And...

We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And...

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...

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 made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I...

I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I...

I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and...

I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and...

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...

I left our home to work on a movie, and while I was away, my...

I left our home to work on a movie, and while I was away, my...

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 knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and...

I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and...

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...

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...

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

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

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...