When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought they meant a nudie flick since an awful lot of nudies are made in Houston.

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But most of what I've learned about acting - and a lot of what I've...

But most of what I've learned about acting - and a lot of what I've...

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.

I'm not afraid of aging.

I'm not afraid of aging.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

Making it big in this world is such a rip-off, you gotta keep your head...

Making it big in this world is such a rip-off, you gotta keep your head...

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...

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...

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.

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...

Pigs are not that dirty. And they're smart, strange little creatures. They just need love.

Pigs are not that dirty. And they're smart, strange little creatures. They just need love.

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...

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

I suppose I learned organization from Altman.

I suppose I learned organization from Altman.