With the hugely talented women I've worked with or observed, it's not a question about temperament or ego; it's a question about getting it right. If they've got a reputation for being difficult it's usually because they just don't suffer…

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I had a dresser who literally squeezed me in like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With...

I had a dresser who literally squeezed me in like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With...

It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and...

It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and...

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women....

We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women....

I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is...

I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is...

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an...

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an...

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age.

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age.

There's something about a catharsis that is very important.

There's something about a catharsis that is very important.

I am extremely shy. I am not happy in crowds of people.

I am extremely shy. I am not happy in crowds of people.

I think there are certain actors that have that kind of energy about them, that...

I think there are certain actors that have that kind of energy about them, that...

It is very difficult for girls. They're told to look one way, but to act...

It is very difficult for girls. They're told to look one way, but to act...

The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in...

The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in...

I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want...

I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want...

I knew the term Stepford Wife, and I knew what that meant. I never read...

I knew the term Stepford Wife, and I knew what that meant. I never read...

I don't like public venues. I never know what to wear.

I don't like public venues. I never know what to wear.

There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of...

There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of...

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by...

Our houses are such unwieldy property that we are often imprisoned rather than housed by...

Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more...

Be what you would seem to be - or, if you'd like it put more...

Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a...

Love is like a brick. You can build a house, or you can sink a...