Crimes of Passion, which is one of the best films I've done, will live strongly in my resume, even though it didn't do well

I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them.

Women are responsible for creating their own roles

One of the things I do tell young women, if they want to pursue a career in acting, is to get good stage training. It is essential to have a good basis in stage technique. You can move into film easily, and acquire more skill and more understanding, but you can't necessarily go the other way around. For women, longevity of career will very much be on stage.

The roles that are written for women as they grow older in theater are much richer and much more powerful.

I'm very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society.

Get more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't