Citations

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.