I'm scared of rehearsals, I'm scared of doing all this because I don't feel like I'm an actress.
A lot of actresses will just go, "I'm 35. " And I thought, " I'm not doing that. " I like being 40.
I would like to remain an actress, but am very anxious to direct and produce.
The primary job for women in Hollywood is still super-attractive actress. That is the most high-profile women's job in Hollywood.
There were many good actresses in my time like Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds, but I was the only dancer.
I'm an actress, and I am Latina.
As a mother, you feel much more vulnerable. And when you're vulnerable, you're a much better actress.
There was no way I could live in Hollywood and not become an actress.
I tend to be a lazy actress, unless I'm pushed.
As an actress, I'm an emotional person.
I listened to a lot of tapes of British theatre actresses and tried to learn from them. As Americans, we don't have such a gift with language.
My favorite actresses are Cameron Diaz, Julia Roberts and Julie Andrews.
An actress always knows when she's hit it and mostly you haven't; but once or twice I think I hit it right, so maybe that's good enough for one life.
I mean, the actors that I admired were Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, an actress named Barbara Harris. And Greta Garbo. They were great actors.
I just feel incredibly lucky to be employed when there are so many actors and actresses who are not employed. That's why, you know, I sometimes feel desperate, in case I'm not going to be cast again.
Actresses feel immense pressure to keep up. Nobody wants someone who doesn't know how to market themselves.
When actresses play actresses, or actors play actors, they have to find another level.
Ten years ago, it was really difficult for a young actress to walk onto a set and disagree with the director and having that be OK and have a conversation about it and everyone be cool with it.
Older actresses apparently have no sense of humor about being older actresses.
I used to go out with actresses and other female impersonators.
