At the time, 1980, people regarded actresses involved with production with a certain amount of fear, resentment and anger.

To be used in a part without depth is a frustrating feeling, when you know you have something to give.

You need to become a good listener. As you're working, you hear someone else's lines and how you absorb them becomes your acting.

Making the decision to do more serious work raises eyebrows. It's less easy for the industry to deal with.

I went to see Oliver Stone's 'Heaven & Earth,' which I thought was a wonderful movie, but I walked out because I was so moved. It was too painful to watch.

Success as a woman has changed me. That's what I feel is the first thing. When I feel like a successful woman as a rounded human being, then it feeds my work in a broader way so it becomes more interesting.

I love being in my garden. I don't plant a lot of exotic flora, but I do spend a lot of time outside doing manual labour.