It was an interesting way to come across in my first big role. To work with Robert DeNiro was very exciting.
Illeana DouglasI'm a big fan of Albert Brooks, Nichols and May. I'd like to follow in their footsteps and do comedy films.
Illeana DouglasI wore a lot of vintage clothing. I dressed like a reporter, with a little card in my hat. I had these fantasies of who I wanted to be, so I'd dress like an explorer, a cowboy. I dressed up like Elton John a lot too. That was another period.
Illeana DouglasI learned that a television show is not a collaboration. You give your 180 percent, but you do not question the show-runners. I remember doing a reading, and my part was kind of small that week, and I commented on it, and the next week, they cut me out of the show. So I learned that you never ask questions. In TV, you always assume you're going to be fired.
Illeana Douglas