"It's a lot easier to act when the writing is good. Nothing is more frustratin..."
"It's a lot easier to act when the writing is good. Nothing is more frustrating than trying to figure out 'Well, why did I say this next?'"
"Critics have to sit through an awful lot of rubbish, and you feel really sorry for them. In fact, I've been in a play where I felt sorry for the critics."
"I had been very close to Anne Bancroft when we worked together in The Miracle Worker."
"I get very involved in my roles. I want people to think it's all really happening. If I'm in it, I'm in it."
"I need to work to support myself and my kids. No one pays for my support."
"I think it's important to be extremely proud of one's origins, especially when you are a foreign actress with ethnic features."
"If it scares me, it means I'm supposed to do it."
"If stars behave in an erratic fashion, it's called 'colorful,' as opposed to, 'Well, maybe there's a problem there.'"
"When my body and face were perfect as far as youth, I wasn't happy."
"I've got quite a big gay following. I played a lesbian prostitute in the TV series 'Band Of Gold' but I think my following really grew when I played one in the film 'Imagine Me & You,' with Piper Perabo."
"I had to take my makeup off at work every night. I wasn't allowed to do it at home because my mom said that when your work day is done, you're done with work."
"People want to believe that love conquers all and that differences can be worked out, and I do believe that, too."
"I wash my face day and night. I actually really love Dr. Lancer face wash, and I also love Neutrogena."
"Everything about my teenage life was almost ideal."
"I feel most comfortable in an old pair of jeans, Converse, and a man's jersey. My best friend cuts my hair with kitchen scissors."
"Item song dancers like Silk Smitha and Jayamalini have become irrelevant. The heroines are doing those dances themselves."
"I like America. I think it's pretty cool. I got into acting to avoid politics of any sort so I could remain in a fantasy world."
"Childhood is a short season."
"We all have things that limit us and that challenge us. But really, our real limitations are the ones we believe."
"The less I behave like Whistler's mother the night before, the more I look like her the morning after."
"I was a massive fan of Amy Winehouse growing up. I decided it would be a good idea to become Amy Winehouse with the beehive and ballet shoes. Six months into that, I looked into the mirror and decided I'd better be Mia."
"I'm excited about becoming a transmedia storyteller. The idea that we can tell the 'Agent Mom' story online with MTV Comics and build a fan base that we can take over to Paramount to discuss turning that story it into a movie is just awesome."
"When I feel I'm doing too much, I do less if I can."
"Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering."
"I don't think as big and as creative as Joss."