Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing that when a woman says no she really means yes.

Quote by Laura Dern

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I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them.

I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them.

There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.

There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults.

Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which...

Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which...

I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a...

I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a...

I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I...

I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I...

I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people...

I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people...

I really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been...

I really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been...

We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And...

We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And...

Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself...

Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself...

I left our home to work on a movie, and while I was away, my...

I left our home to work on a movie, and while I was away, my...

There's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side...

There's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side...

When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble.

When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble.

What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to...

What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to...

I hope we can be consummate artists as women or revolutionaries, or whatever women want...

I hope we can be consummate artists as women or revolutionaries, or whatever women want...

My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first...

My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first...

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of the greatest films of all time.

Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of the greatest films of all time.

It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say.

It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say.

It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great...

It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great...

I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and...

I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and...

I wanted to go to Jupiter. That was my plan from day one, and David...

I wanted to go to Jupiter. That was my plan from day one, and David...