It's true, I did a lot of great movies, and I'm happy. It was what it was, and now I think all of that has fed into where I am now, and I think it has taught me a lot.

I like being very busy. I think that's the definition of stardom, really. It's energy. It really is.

Since Star Wars, that film's success led to bigger budgets, more hardware, that the great movies like the ones I did, which were studio movies, are now independent movies. They range from half a million to several million, and a lot of those have very interesting roles.

I am desperate and vulnerable. ... I am always terrified.... Beauty can sometimes be so very troublesome.

I'm still the little southern girl from the wrong side of the tracks who really didn't feel like she belonged.

You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.

Do you know what I'm working on now? My first feature as a director.