Of course, much easier to do a film when you're doing an extremely emotional part than it is doing it onstage over and over especially.

People in independent film have a passion; they're not in it for the money.

Every sacred cow in the business has to do with economics.

It was a very hard play [Woman Under the Influence] to do every night. And John Cassavetes said, "Don't worry. Don't even think about it, you're right. I hadn't thought of that." He said, "Just forget it."

I loved Bette Davis when I was little and when I was big and when I got old.

I think I have the only parents in the world who would not have said something against become an actress.

John [Cassavetes] loved actors. He gave them a lot of freedom. So if something came up that a certain actor just felt at the moment and said - that kind of improvisation he would accept. He gave very little direction.