Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.

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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...

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.

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

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

I've always loved film more than theater.

I've always loved film more than theater.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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 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 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...

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

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