Why are comedic parts for women the exception, not the rule?

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The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you...

The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you...

I'm really a director's actor. I rely heavily on a director.

I'm really a director's actor. I rely heavily on a director.

I'm still traumatized that I'm going to be on a big screen in a white...

I'm still traumatized that I'm going to be on a big screen in a white...

And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to...

And I have a really great agent and I know it's almost an oxymoron to...

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.

See, the SAG awards caught me totally by surprise.

If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride.

If my gravy train stops at SAG, honey, it's been a great ride.

But I have had the luxury of working on good films with great people.

But I have had the luxury of working on good films with great people.

New Orleans. Born and raised. I lived there until I was 19.

New Orleans. Born and raised. I lived there until I was 19.

I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.

I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.

I don't like a lot of rehearsing.

I don't like a lot of rehearsing.

Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever.

Holly Hunter has been doing great work forever.

I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy.

I think it's always harder in a film to convey intimacy.

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine....

But no, had I been successful in my 20s I would have been just fine....

I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a...

I think it would be hard to go the distance in this business without a...

I have to watch the news or my day is not complete.

I have to watch the news or my day is not complete.

The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a...

The odds are not in your favor the older you get, especially if you're a...

Well did graduate summa cum laude from Fordham University.

Well did graduate summa cum laude from Fordham University.

I just have a thing for writers. Maybe it because I'm just so not a...

I just have a thing for writers. Maybe it because I'm just so not a...

I'll read a script maybe twice, but I'll think about the role more than I'll...

I'll read a script maybe twice, but I'll think about the role more than I'll...

I always try to approach character first and foremost viscerally.

I always try to approach character first and foremost viscerally.