- I like people to be surprised by the turn of events. I don't want things just to be pat and formulaic. If there's some sort of internal combustion in the character or a desire to change the way things are going, that makes for conflict, which is the essence of drama.
- Why did I not stop to have children? I suppose because the opportunity didn't present itself. Yes, many women feel they are not complete without having children, but I have different creative outlets.
- I would rather do many small roles on TV, stage or film than one blockbuster that made me rich but had no acting.
- Somebody referred to me as a ringleader, which I wouldn't have classed myself as, but anyway, there you go.
- You can have a laugh in Los Angeles, or you can weep in Los Angeles, depending on your attitude towards it.
- "Once the vodka gets flowing, you never know quite what's going to happen really." (on the Golden Globes)
- Insecurity, commonly regarded as a weakness in normal people, is the basic tool of the actor's trade.
- [on why she turned down the role of Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction (1987)] I genuinely can't do crap. If I don't believe in a role, I can't pull it off. There have been people who have wondered why on earth I would not do that role, but I felt so strongly that it was demonizing women. It was a case of, 'Let's present the female character not as a person but as a representation of what women are capable of.' I thought it was hideous and didn't want to have anything to do with it.
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