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“I think ties are great and Kathy Bates is an actress whose work I've admired tremendously over many years, and I feel a certain kinship with her, we both came from an extensive theater background.”

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I think plays deserve other interpretations. They should live on, and other people should should take their hand at them. I'm very supportive of…

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I think the people who cast films tend to think of me in regard to strong women with integrity and a lot of it…

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I wasn't one of those kids who was like, 'Get me to New York. Get me to a big city.' I was always much…

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It's important to really listen to the other person and have them feel like they're heard, to make sure the relationship feels equal.

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When I was 20 years old and first with the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, we had an 88-seat theater in a basement and no money.

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Once I got to high school and auditioned for a play and got in, I thought this was really what I was looking for.…

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I don't have a political bone in my body.

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I didn't really think about being a movie star. I was more about theater.

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I was a very good girl for a long time, that's what really drew me to acting. The stage was the perfect place to…

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There are not many things that can happen much worse to a family than having a member taken and not knowing what happened to…

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I think there's been a tendency to place me in what has been characterised as the 'moral centre' of the film. In films like…

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Almost any film that you do is an opportunity to open you up and make you more aware of an area that you might…

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I feel excited about getting older as an actress, too. I think there are some amazing opportunities around the corner and I don't need…

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Marilyn was a great actress, not a dumb blond bombshell. She was very smart, very astute and a good businesswoman.

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By the time I was seventeen, I was on my way to Hollywood and didn't look back. My family is supportive now, but like…

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Just have fun. Smile. And keep putting on lipstick.

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There are a lot of great actresses out there. You learn to appreciate each one for what they offer.

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I want to be fulfilled creatively as an actress and get to be in roles that are meaningful and impactful. I hope the same…

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There's certain things I try to avoid, as an actress, just to keep my world from being as narrow as it could be.

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All the baggage that comes with fame, being an actress. The down side to it is the intrusion into your life and this expectation…

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I am going to be a great actress.

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As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on…

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I knew I wanted to be an actress as soon as I popped out.

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