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.

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

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

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.

Sure I faced the troubles and challenges that most actors and actresses face until they get noticed, but I was always confident of myself and my capabilities.

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!