We have to be vulnerable as actors, but we have to protect ourselves.

When I hear that somebody's difficult, I think, Oh, I can't wait to work with them.

When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.

You have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does.

I knew the term Stepford Wife, and I knew what that meant. I never read the book, and I think before I started filming I watched the movie. I thought it was very dated.

I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want it the other way around. I want to find work that fits into my life and that would be based here.

It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and smaller films. I worry that important films without a big name attached won't get made at all.

We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women. Some were by the survivors. I also got to talk to some of the women who had been in the camp, survivors.

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

It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways.

Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do.

Bunny boiler is now part of our language, and I'm proud of that.

I get bored talking about myself, but I can talk about the work.

I had a great time on The Shield. From working on it I have a totally different view of law enforcement.

I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out.

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 fools.

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

Diva has a negative connotation.

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age.

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