Making it big in this world is such a rip-off, you gotta keep your head together or it can be totally without meaning.

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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...

Two months later at a party, Bernard pulled me into a closet and proposed. I...

Two months later at a party, Bernard pulled me into a closet and proposed. I...

No matter what it is, pick yourself up and go on to the next project.

No matter what it is, pick yourself up and go on to the next project.

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...

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

The world doesn't end just because one thing goes wrong.

The world doesn't end just because one thing goes wrong.

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...

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...

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...

I suppose I learned organization from Altman.

I suppose I learned organization from Altman.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I'm not afraid of aging.

I'm not afraid of aging.