I'm one of those people who thinks you can have a happy life and still be an artist.

Quote by Shelley Duvall

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In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed...

In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed...

For a while we lived in a tent we'd pitched inside his parents' house and...

For a while we lived in a tent we'd pitched inside his parents' house and...

Anyway, I went out and bought thousands of dollars worth of mature clothes so I'd...

Anyway, I went out and bought thousands of dollars worth of mature clothes so I'd...

Bernard and I intend doing a lot with our lives and that includes actively helping...

Bernard and I intend doing a lot with our lives and that includes actively helping...

And of course, now that Bernard and I have found each other forever, we're determined...

And of course, now that Bernard and I have found each other forever, we're determined...

I like to pick my own vegetables.

I like to pick my own vegetables.

In Houston everyone owns guns and uses 'em - sometimes just for the hell of...

In Houston everyone owns guns and uses 'em - sometimes just for the hell of...

When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought...

When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought...

You think he's going to like you better, but then one day you look in...

You think he's going to like you better, but then one day you look in...

I felt little awkward about taking one boyfriend to see a film starring another boyfriend.

I felt little awkward about taking one boyfriend to see a film starring another boyfriend.

But I never let a fantasy get away, because I always stop to analyze it.

But I never let a fantasy get away, because I always stop to analyze it.

Take events in your life seriously, take work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously, or...

Take events in your life seriously, take work seriously, but don't take yourself seriously, or...

Having been an actress before becoming a producer has helped, because I realize the needs.

Having been an actress before becoming a producer has helped, because I realize the needs.

Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same.

Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same.

Somewhere along the line, Bob said I'd better begin taking this business seriously, because, whether...

Somewhere along the line, Bob said I'd better begin taking this business seriously, because, whether...

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

I don't know if I was a desirable person, not just physically but emotionally and...

I don't know if I was a desirable person, not just physically but emotionally and...

We live from day to day and get as much joy out of experiencing as...

We live from day to day and get as much joy out of experiencing as...

I'm not afraid of aging.

I'm not afraid of aging.

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show...

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show...