So I went home and I told my mom that I wanted to quit and be an actress and she said, “Huh, that sounds fascinating. It’s wonderful!” And I told my father and he literally said, “I don’t care if you want to be an elephant trainer if it makes you happy.”

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

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

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.

I love independent filmmaking. I don't agree with a lot of it, but that's the point.

A Woman Under the Influence was my favorite. I loved doing that. And it was challenging.