I am the luckiest actress on the planet.
Kristen Bell is rare as an actress, because she's the type of actor who jumps out of a plane without a parachute - from a totally fearless place, which is really refreshing and inspiring.
As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in television, I was offered a whole spectrum of parts.
I'm an actress. It's my passion.
I'm scared of rehearsals, I'm scared of doing all this because I don't feel like I'm an actress.
Most of the people in Ghana wouldn't know me as an actress. They'd know me for my work at the U.N.
The secret is to let the audience feel through the actress, rather than having the actress feel for the audience. When you can do that, you involved the audience almost without their knowledge or awareness.
The lead actress is like the host of the party, but when you're the lead actress and you're a producer, you're really throwing the party. You have so much control in making sure everyone is having a really good time and everyone is heard.
A lot of actresses will just go, "I'm 35." And I thought, " I'm not doing that." I like being 40.
I know I am known for flesh-flashing, but I am an actress, too.
I hope to be known as a chameleon actress, as someone who can play any part out there, and someone who can transform herself into any kind of character there is.
As an actress and just as a person, I've kind of been in a little bit of a bubble. So it was so great for me to see where I could go as an actress and to be around incredible people who are much more experienced than I am, like Harmony [Korine], James [Franco], and Vanessa [Hudgens].
I know plenty of actresses in their early thirties who look amazing, although there's that old saying: 'Ladies get older, men get more distinguished.
I liked the idea of being an actress, but thought better of it.
I'm a good actress. That's why you know me as likable.
I admire actresses who are good to women. I don't like the ones who just don't like women. You can feel it. They're degrading themselves.
I'm the only actress in Hollywood who didn't pay to have these lips.
When women's parts are being written, they are more and more for under 30s who are nubile and beautiful. Actresses over 40 are finding very little happening.
The only thing that I could think of to do was to be an actress.
There are lots of moments that are great for an actress.
Actresses are kind of a little crazy.
Actresses generally arent allowed to have haircuts, because short hair isnt considered as versatile.
I have to say Justine Bateman may be the most underrated sitcom actress ever.
A few actresses have all but set up shop as women of a certain age who attract younger lovers. I think of Susan Sarandon, Cameron Diaz and Isabelle Huppert.
I would have liked to have worked with Carrie Preston. I think Carrie Preston is one of the most talented actresses I've ever met in my entire life.