You look at people like Gena Rowlands, but she had [John] Cassavetes to write these amazing roles for her.

When I was young, I was really, really obsessed with Gena Rowlands and John Cassavetes. Because my mom was a projectionist in college, she was somehow able to get a real projector. And she had some connections, so she would get real prints, and we'd put up a sheet. The first movies I saw were To Kill a Mockingbird [1962], Gigi [1958], A Woman Under the Influence [1974]. Then when I was old enough to be able to rent movies, I went through a very big Cassavetes phase.

A lot of the old movie theaters are closing down now, which is really sad. It's still in the back of my mind.

If a film is well made, then great, whatever it's about.

I was so spoiled in a way. I worked very hard, but there was just a wealth of great roles.

But I've always felt a need to have a life which is completely separate - at least as far as possible - from the kind of illusory lifestyle that comes with being a celebrity.

One thing you have to have when you act is energy.