Many years ago I remember a famous actress explaining to me with perfect seriousness that before making an entrance she always stood aside to allow God to go on first. I can also remember that on that particular occasion He gave a singularly uninspired performance.
I got started as an actress doing musical theater, and I always loved 'Grease' and 'West Side Story,' and all those kind of movies.
I look to longevity. I just consider myself an actress and getting good roles. If being a 'superstar' gets me good roles, then that's a positive thing. But my goal isn't just to be a superstar. It's to act for a long time.
As an actress I really like exploring and doing new experiences.
I'm a singer, a writer and an actress - when I find something that I feel good enough about doing.
It's scary but as an actress it is my job to be vulnerable, so I try to just embrace it and focus on the things I can control.
I remember when I first started in the business, I lost a lot of friends. Some were jealous, some were annoyed at the fact that I was an actress.
I'm a Native American actress.
Making pictures, for an actress, is like betting, for a gambler. Each time you make a picture you try to analyze why you won or lost.
I don't want to feel that I'm a singer or an actress - being able to say that those are just experiences is what I enjoy.
I don't sit around and wait for great parts. I'm an actress, and I love being one, and I'll probably be doing it till I'm 72, standing around the back lot doing Gunsmoke
You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself.
I find it difficult to explain, but I'm quite ashamed of being an actress.
It's a great time to be an actress at this point in my life.
When you're an actor or actress in this business, usually the natural progression is to direct, but a lot of times, we don't get a chance to get to it. Myself, I really want to get into it. I want to be the person who eventually doesn't have to be in front of the camera.
Every actress has to face the facts there are younger, more beautiful girls right behind you. Once you've gone beyond the vanity of the business, you'll take on the tough roles.
I'm not a movie star. I'm just an actress
Every time a cool rock chick or actress seems to respect themselves as a strong woman, I'm like, 'Yeah!' And I love them, and they're my girls. And then they start to go downhill and people aren't paying attention anymore. So they start stripping their clothes off, because that's all they have left. I swear to everything I've ever known, I will never do that
I'm not an actress, you know. I don't know what's going on. And I'm supposed to be the villain.
I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which means you've had it.