I've got actor friends who didn't get breaks, who struggle and worry about things that I'm fortunate not to have to worry about.

You go back to those films of the '40s and '50s and hear the dialogue, the way the people played off each other, the wordplay. I think we've really lost that in movies.

I just like to keep challenging myself, keep it varied. It's a craft, and I'm constantly trying to learn and get better at it.

Parenthood and family come first for me, and when I'm not working I'm cool with the Teletubbies.

I feel for those 19-year-olds who get thrust into the limelight that young.

It's important to me that everyone is treated with respect.

I always want my options to be open.

Every journalist who is not too stupid or too full of himself to notice what is going on knows that what he does is morally indefensible.

You won't find a better young actor than Jaeden Lieberher. I ended up having one of the best times with him, really. Going to work with him every day was a treat.

The sexiest part of the body is the eyes. That's what I believe.

I don't think you necessarily identify and believe in the motifs of the character, but you have to want to play it and want to commit to the lines.

When we love something we never give up.

The primary cause of disorder in ourselves is the seeking of reality promised by another.

There is a time when fear is good and ought to remain seated as a guardian of the heart.

First of all, just knowing people who grew up in the movie business at that time, no one had Mexican maids.

Cultural contamination that is directed outward is always seen as ‘enlightenment.'

A photographer is responsible for creating a climate in which they can do their best work.

I was utilized because I have a certain face that works well in cinema, and I'm used to making myself look as good as possible

Owning your curves means being confident - actually being confident - in your own skin.

During the Sixties, the Americans thought I was the greatest thing in the history of cinema.

Jayne Anne Phillips . . . is at the height of her powers in Lark and Termite. . . . This is a major novel from one of America's finest writers.