I get along great with directors, but I think some producers would tell you I'm a pain. They may say I'm tough to work with, but I have a great passion for what I do. I believe in fighting for it.

In the U.S., with very few exceptions, actresses older than 35 are simply discarded.

One of my problems is that I'm very honest and direct. You pay a price for that.

Brazilians need to work on their own national pride. I always think that they suffer from national low-self esteem. It's a lesser-developed country, and they have struggled so much. Sometimes they have an attitude that, if it's Brazilian, it can't be good.

I have a passion to do theater.

I used to travel in tennis shoes; I am just not allowed to anymore. I'm an old hippie from San Francisco.

Actors are not a great breed of people, I don't think. I count myself as something of an exception. I grew up in the theater, and my values were about the work, and not being a star or anything like that. I'm not spoiled in that way, and if I fight for something, it's about the work, not about how big my trailer is.