I knew the term Stepford Wife, and I knew what that meant. I never read the book, and I think before I started filming I watched the movie. I thought it was very dated.

There's something about a catharsis that is very important.

Ismail Merchant was just the most seductive, passionate, outrageous, driven, genius of a man.

It puts you in a kind of a strange situation where everybody is looking at every little thing you do.

I've been sacrificing my life for my work for 30 years, and now I want it the other way around. I want to find work that fits into my life and that would be based here.

I don't like public venues. I never know what to wear.

Bunny boiler is now part of our language, and I'm proud of that.

We were fortunate enough to have several good books detailing the camps and the women. Some were by the survivors. I also got to talk to some of the women who had been in the camp, survivors.

There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of ostentatious showing of wealth.

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age.

I think the diva is kind of a cliche. My definition of a diva is somebody whose talent does not match what they're trying to play, so all this temperament comes out.

The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in my kitchen. It's my way of saying, Don't mess with me.

We have to be vulnerable as actors, but we have to protect ourselves.

I don't think the tabloids find me very interesting.

I knew the term Stepford Wife, and I knew what that meant. I never read the book, and I think before I started filming I watched the movie. I thought it was very dated.

I never got into this business thinking I'd be like a movie star.

I get bored talking about myself, but I can talk about the work.

Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do.

I had a great time on The Shield. From working on it I have a totally different view of law enforcement.

With the hugely talented women I've worked with or observed, it's not a question about temperament or ego; it's a question about getting it right. If they've got a reputation for being difficult it's usually because they just don't suffer fools.

I am extremely shy. I am not happy in crowds of people.

Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an actor.

It's not good to be in a situation where people don't want to direct you or don't want to question something.

You have to love the characters you play, even if no one else does.

I'm an actor, that's my contribution.

When I hear that somebody's difficult, I think, Oh, I can't wait to work with them.

It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways.

It's gotten out of control. It's taking bigger and bigger names to make smaller and smaller films. I worry that important films without a big name attached won't get made at all.

I think there are certain actors that have that kind of energy about them, that taking over a room energy.

It is very difficult for girls. They're told to look one way, but to act another way.

As an actor, I go where the good writing is. That's the bottom line.

I had a dresser who literally squeezed me in like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind.

When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.

Diva has a negative connotation.

Be aware of your inner voice and follow it, even though most of the time it will tell you the most uncomfortable path to choose.

What's so fascinating about people is what they don't show. People are masters at it; usually actors show too much.

Great success in examinations does naturally not as a rule go with originality of thought.

I had a wonderful time with the Stones but after 31 years, I thought it was time to move on.

I've always thought John Travolta is one of the greatest movie stars Hollywood has ever produced.

I never not wanted to be a singer. Since I was 3, I knew this was what I wanted to do. Well, I can't say I wanted to do it, but I fantasized and thought about it all the time. I never thought it would actually happen.

I wish I knew at 14 not to put much thought into what other people my age said to me, cause we were all looking for the answers. So I wish I knew that other people really don't know any more than you do!

Disney had such a hold on the mind of America-they were Adolf Hitler. The whole country thought Disney was some sort of god and that animation was some sort of pure thing for children.

I think that the quality of all bands is steadily improving and it is a pleasant thought to me that perhaps the efforts of Sousa's Band have quickened that interest and improved that quality.

The reason it has relevance is because I, as a popular Arab personality - the Arab people like me and respect me - thought it was time for me to make an ever so tiny statement about what I thought about this whole thing.

We thought it would be fun to try to design a show that would work well internationally and so that' s what we're intending to do with Fraggle Rock, and we are indeed now selling it around the world.

I got confused. I thought it was a K.Y. scare, so I bought 2000 jars of personal lubricant. I still have some.

I knew that my staying up would not change the election result if I were defeated, while if elected I had a hard day ahead of me. So I thought a night's rest was best in any event.

If you realized how powerful your thoughts are, you would never think a negative thought.

To me, a feminist belongs in the same category as a humanist or an advocate for human rights. I don't see why someone who's a feminist should be thought of differently.