I demanded two weeks of rehearsal because to me as an actor, that's the most important time.

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

I am an actress and acting is my passion... period!

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

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

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.