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

I loved the stage and then grew to love the camera.

Theatre is more exciting in the sense that you can actually see the audience in the eye. You know there are no takes and retakes. You have one chance to do your job... and you better do it well!

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.

Each time I get off a plane in Hollywood, I don't think I'm pretty enough.

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.

Competition is very good... as long as its healthy. It's what makes one strive to be better.