The only place I've felt was really my home is my cabin up north. There's something in the water there that connects me to that place. There's also this sense of isolation and loneliness about it that I've never been…

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In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite...

In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite...

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

Acceptance and tolerance and forgiveness, those are life-altering lessons.

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am...

I am tortured when I am away from my family, from my children. I am...

Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.

Sometimes parts just come along when it's the perfect time for you to do them.

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or...

Sometimes the odds are against you-the director doesn't know what the hell he's doing, or...

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when...

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when...

At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that...

At a certain age, death becomes familiar to you-or a loss becomes familiar-the tragedies that...

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something...

One of the things I love about acting is that it reveals a certain something...

It comes down to something really simple: Can I visualize myself playing those scenes? If...

It comes down to something really simple: Can I visualize myself playing those scenes? If...

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I...

I love being a mother. I loved being a daughter, a sister, a wife. I...

TV is sort of the only way to go for an actress my age to...

TV is sort of the only way to go for an actress my age to...

I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out...

I've got nothing left to lose at this point. The work I've done is out...

There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can.

There was that feminist myth that we can do everything. I don't think you can.

Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of...

Successful model? That's a myth. The year I modeled was the most painful year of...

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and...

To work with a director that has emotional commitment and passion toward the characters, and...

The worst is when I talk myself into something. Sometimes you take things because you...

The worst is when I talk myself into something. Sometimes you take things because you...

I have been a waitress, and I was a damn fine waitress too, let me...

I have been a waitress, and I was a damn fine waitress too, let me...

There are no explanations, there are no answers.

There are no explanations, there are no answers.

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is...

This idea of selfishness as a virtue, as opposed to generosity: That, to me, is...

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering...

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering...