It was not really a career choice that I had to make. It was something I knew right from the beginning. I had to be an actress... period.

I would take up any small job on the sets, just so that I could hang around with the hope of getting noticed.

My heart's in really great shape thanks to spinning classes.

I'm more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I've done in my life, including winning an Oscar.

I wanted to be an actress. In college I was a serious feminist and very political. I was determined to get one thing out of my career and that was respect. I didn't want money. I didn't care about fame.

I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning.

I like to take up something that is challenging. I like to stretch myself.