I have skinny genes. My mother weighs 90 pounds.

There is a certain androgyny to my appeal.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

I eat cheese and salami and a lot of fried chicken. I eat a big bag of oatmeal-raisin cookies every night and I don't gain weight. I still look OK as long as I'm dressed.

Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women.

I studied acting for 10 years before I went for an audition. I studied with Lee Strasberg and Actors Studio teachers, and went to the High School of Performing Arts.

No more bare bodies in film scenes for me. For my children's sake, I must stop. The other kids at school keep throwing it up to my children, and they are not kind.

When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and a rounded nose with a ball. They said, They look like they could be mother and son.

My first movie was 'Diner.' My second movie was 'Tender Mercies.' I did really good work.

The more powerful you become, some people especially don't like it that you're a woman. I stick up for myself.

My nickname was Skinabo - skin and bones.

Why can't I write something that would awake the dead? That pursuit is what burns most deeply.

Mankind is flawed and to place absolute faith in it and it's understandings is flawed itself.

Apparently wizards poke their noses in everywhere!

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Music from my iPod was setting my life to a dramatic soundtrack that only I could hear.

To possess is past the instant; we achieve the joy, immortality contented, were anomaly.

Love is the strongest force in the universe

Poverty is not a sin; it is a condition, a circumstance that allows God's work to be displayed.

I'm very blessed that I have such a supportive wife who is secure with letting me embarrass myself.

Get out of your own way. Often, we're our own worst enemy when working towards our goals.