When I was five I think, that's when I started wanting to be an actress.
I once wanted to prove myself by being a great actress. Now I want to prove that I'm a person. Then maybe I'll be a great actress.
I personally love Jennifer Lawrence. She's an amazing actress, but so young and fresh and youthful.
It is so fantastic being an actress because you have the chance to be a thousand different people when you act.
I decided to an actress because of the film 'La Dolce Vita.
A lot of the actresses who were around when I started, I don't know where they are. Comics stick around.
I'd like to keep exploring comedy. I didn't necessarily think of myself as a comedic actress, but it's a lot of fun.
I'm really aware of the conversations that surround young actresses in Hollywood. I always get myself into a hole with these conversations, and I get weirdly quoted, and I sound militant and like I'm not thankful at all, and I'm so thankful of everything that's happening. But I'm an active observer of the machinations of this world.
Actresses are required to perform the epitome of a certain type of femininity.
I always considered myself the world's worst actress.
I am an actress. I am not a movie star.
You know, when you start, especially with me, I didn't really know I was going to be a movie actress. I thought I was going to do theater.
Life as a voice actress is tough. It's not an easy career.
From the time I was very young, maybe five or six, I thought a lot about being an actress. I didn't tell my friends about my ambitions, though, especially when I got older, because I thought they would not receive them well. I never talked about what I wanted to do.
I become an actress to do things that scare the sh*t out of me and I felt like I didn't stand a chance to get this part because people have preconceived notions about me, but if they gave me the part, I would do everything in my power to not screw it up.
It's definitely an exciting time to be an actress.
I have always admired and had enormous respect for Elizabeth Taylor. She was not only an incredible actress but an amazing woman as well.
After I finished 'E.R.', I wanted to concentrate on re-examining what kind of actress I am and taking time for real-life things.
You know, the hard thing about audiences not liking what a character does is that they sometimes take it out on the actor personally. That's something that you know when you become an actor or actress, but it's always hard to deal with when it actually happens.
I wanted to be a stage actress. I wanted to be a New York actress and have a community with other actors. I didn't want to get famous; I always thought getting famous was a drag on you.
I wanted to watch the women interacting with [Warren Beatty], which takes he chose, and how the actresses were reacting in scenes with him.
I'm 40 next year and I'm very well aware that where I am now, it becomes a bit of a wilderness for actresses.
If you’re an actress, you’re always on one diet or another — it’s a way of life.
Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman.
I came to L.A. to work and become a better actress, not to be a star.
