So you have to keep waiting and then they give you the script and it's terrible. Then you have to go to the rewrite and they're very upset because you didn't like it. I went through that for seven years.

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My heart has been stolen too - but I've gone and got it back every...

My heart has been stolen too - but I've gone and got it back every...

I have gotten a lot more attention than...other women that I find incredibly beautiful. And...

I have gotten a lot more attention than...other women that I find incredibly beautiful. And...

Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven. Some men...

Producing is hell, writing is frustrating, acting is really satisfying, directing is heaven. Some men...

I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do.

I keep waiting to meet a man who has more balls than I do.

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People say we're all identical, but Jennifer Lopez is an American. She's from New York....

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Some men have a silly theory about beautiful women - that somewhere along the line...

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I have a farm and I love it there. There's really nothing to do, but...

They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not...

They offered me that film before I did Frida and I said, no, I'm not...

How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.

How I would describe my characters is absolutely different from how I would describe myself.

When I first came to Hollywood I was told to go out with an agent...

When I first came to Hollywood I was told to go out with an agent...

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For me, I have to say that I like to work a lot too, but...

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I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really...

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I proved to myself that if I believe in something and set my mind to...

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I really do love Diana Ross; I grew up listening to her records. I grew...

I also have a film coming up called Breaking Up, and my part in that...

I also have a film coming up called Breaking Up, and my part in that...

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like...

No woman has to be a victim of physical abuse. Women have to feel like...

When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to...

When it is important for you to say something and you find a vehicle to...

There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only...

There has never been a female director who has won an Oscar. There has only...

I've stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection!

I've stolen a couple of hearts and they are in my private collection!

And I highly recommend for all the women in the world, even if they're 71,...

And I highly recommend for all the women in the world, even if they're 71,...