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

I, myself, am strange and unusual.

My parents were great in the sense that they treated me like a human being when I was growing up. They showed me how beautiful things can be and how ugly they can be.

I think it's important to have as much as a normal life and take the time to get perspective because it only helps your work in the long run.

I don't believe I am influencing anybody but myself.

In retrospect, I think maybe Audrey Hepburn was going to talk to me about doing something for UNICEF. I was so overwhelmed to just even be in her presence and I was very young, but it was really special and unforgettable.

As an actress, you go where the stories are. I don't really care where it's seen, at this point. I just want to tell good stories and do good roles that I haven't done before.