I said, "Oh well, I'll act." I started to study, but I didn't know what I was doing, and I don't know that I was taking it very seriously then.

Jessica Lange in Frances... was dramatic and passionate and one of the strongest performances I've seen a woman do

My gift to my children would be from me to be as honest and true to myself as an artist, and put that out there to the best of my ability.

The truth is, I was always picky anyway.

I don't flirt and I don't play the people that I'm meeting with.

It's not sometimes realistic to think that something magical can happen, but I think I look for the magic.

I really loved Twin Peaks. When I saw the two-hour pilot, they screened it in the big theatre. I said, I don't know what is going to happen. I'm in this and I don't understand it. This is never going to sell. Who's going to watch this thing?