For modeling, I was always creating characters. I dress like a tomboy. So, when I'd go into a shoot, there'd be all these dresses, and I'd say to mys….

To be supportive of myself, I have to go with what I want to do. I started acting and I was so mesmerized..

I'm so fortunate in that I've never had another job to pay a bill but acting, since the day I got out of high school..

What I began by reading, I must finish by acting..

Acting is fantastic, but to be able to create a whole world on celluloid is amazing. It's like taking your dreams straight from your head and project….

Acting, the arts in general, is a magnet for the wounded of society..

I have never reached certain levels of fame, like Lindsay Lohan did, or even Brittany Murphy. My career has always been this sort of even-keeled, ste….

When you're playing Shakespeare, it forces you to think and feel and speak all at the same time, which really is what acting is. It expands your imag….

Each human being was given two possibilities: action and contemplation. Both lead to the same place..

Courage is acting in spite of fear..

There's so much you can achieve with a launching pad like stand-up comedy. You can literally go from acting to hosting to being a personality..

Does the engineer ever predict the acceleration of a given body from a knowledge of its mass and of the forces acting upon it? Of course. Does the ch….

Running has been great for keeping me fit throughout my acting career..

Although it has been said by men of more wit than wisdom, and perhaps more malice than either, that women are naturally incapable of acting prudently….

Seeing The English Patient is wonderfully draining, but imagine acting in it for six months..

Acting is just playing the violin in an orchestra. Directing is being the conductor..

Acting is always a challenge..

Acting has been described as farting about in disguise..

I always had a separate life than just my work. I built my own family. I have my own hobbies and interests. I have a ranch with livestock and horses.….

The fact in acting, you can tap into your darkest moments in life to your lightest moments. And people will watch it, and appreciate it, and even eng….

I am a huge fan of movies. It is my favorite thing during downtime. I get completely lost in films. I find them transformative, even one that seems l….