I'd wanted to be [an actress] all my life.

I read the script of [Woman Under the Influence ] 50 times. And I thought about it. And then I did it.

Of course I would change anything if John Cassavetes said so - it's his script. But he was very easy about that.

all creative writers need a certain amount of time when they're creating something where nobody should criticize them at all - at all. Even if the criticism is valid or good, they should just shut up, and let that person create. Because at a certain point you have to make it your own - not the world's, but your own.

If I have something I like to forget, then I forget it.

[John Cassavetes] came backstage afterwards and introduced himself and we talked a bit, and then went for a little coffee at the Russian Tea Room next door. It just...started.

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.