My first movie was 'Diner.' My second movie was 'Tender Mercies.' I did really good work.
Ellen BarkinI'm a little more extreme than a homebody. Unless there's some event I really have to go to, I don't like to leave my house.
Ellen BarkinI studied acting for 10 years before I went for an audition. I studied with Lee Strasberg and Actors Studio teachers, and went to the High School of Performing Arts.
Ellen BarkinSkinniness is not your friend when you're over 40. I'd like to gain a good 10 pounds, but I did always have a fat, round face that plagued me when I was young. When I started to make movies, I couldn't look at myself.
Ellen Barkin