I just think we're living in a time of massive, amazing change, like the Industrial Revolution on acid.
I don't care what people's myths are about me.
Yeah, I do feel badly sometimes, not for whose coming up and getting roles I'm not right for anymore but the people I compete with, who range from Uma Thurman on up.
In their 30s women really start to live... they're not children anymore, and they're not just mothers.
Cause I won't repeat myself, the way I dress and look.
It's part of the fun of it to work with strong personalities.
That's where I got my start and where I'll continue to work, but I can't tell you the number of films between Drugstore Cowboy and Curly Sue that I auditioned for and wanted that didn't choose me.
My idols are all older.
I think right now in the world we're feeling like there's no solid ground beneath our feet, you know?
My whole career is based on taking a left turn after each film and doing the opposite of what I've just done.
In a collaborative environment directors hire actors because they want their input, not just their bodies.
Most movie stars don't change their look at all.
It's important for me to see as many colors in the character as possible.
I've been overwhelmed; I was a single mother for a time.
You know, I change my hair color a lot, I do all sorts of different things.
And sometimes I do films so my daughter can see me work.
All I really want to do is entertain people out there sitting in the dark and for them to believe it.
But actors at a certain point take the best of what's available to them.
I can't wait til I get the chance to be a character and how my face looks isn't the first consideration.
I do come shackled with whatever people think I am.
I like to show as much of a woman as I can. I like to fill things out.
I mean, I always feel incredibly lucky to get a job.
I make a good living and I've never looked at myself as being an artiste.
Well, I'm a consumer as well. I go to the movies with my popcorn and believe everything I see.
The fact that I got Drugstore Cowboy at all was a fluke.
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