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At school I was always trying to con my teachers into letting me act out book reports instead of writing them.

I don't consider myself a celebrity and I don't consider myself a star.

I grew up in Manhattan and, since my father was a playwright, all I ever wanted to be was a stage actress.

I have a bag with a toothbrush and toothpaste and all the things I might need during the day. I call the bag my trailer. Sometimes you don't have a trailer, so that's my trailer.

I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.

It's always nice when you do something and it's well received as opposed to the other way which God knows happens to everybody. When the good times come around, you take a deep breath, appreciate it, but not take it too seriously.

Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.

The thing about death is that it's honest.

I think everyone's experience with a terminal disease is so deeply personal and unique to the person, the context in which they're living and the relationships that they have.

You have to relish the challenge of television.

For me to have the opportunity to stay with one character for, God willing, a long period of time, is really exciting.

The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.

I mean, the idea of losing a parent is really inconceivable. I think there's just an undertone of dread about the subject, so people don't talk about it and don't prepare for it.

I love to work in all sorts of different situations.

I'm noise-sensitive. It's always better for me if things are quiet, so I can concentrate.

I think the way we talk about cancer has really evolved. I remember the way my grandmother used to talk about it, like a death sentence, no-one would even mention the word.

People's view of cancer will change when they have their own relationship with cancer, which everyone will, at some point.

Cancer is so much bigger than a TV show.

People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am.

Some people's personalities are so compelling that they command attention.

A magnetic personality doesn't necessarily indicate a good heart.

Doing the right thing has power.

Traits like humility, courage, and empathy are easily overlooked - but it's immensely important to find them in your closest relationships.

I don't think I'm exactly gregarious, you know. I'm not usually known as the loud person in the room.

The good thing is that I'm always honest.

I had a good imagination and I still have one; a child-like imagination that hasn't gone away.

Working with special needs children is hard.

It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.

I love working closely with people.

History's a resource.

If there's one thing that I've done on purpose it's to take whatever job, so long as it's interesting and challenging, whether it's theatre, radio, TV or film.

My castings sort of go in phases. There'll be several icy professional parts - a lawyer or a cop. And then there'll be the intelligent-but-wounded group and then the period things. It goes in sequence.

Courtroom dramas can be boring.

You know when someone's over-flattering you in a way. You smile but you can't believe it.

I'm sure my father had more to do with my career than I would like to give him credit for. I would love to think it was all me!

I have an instinct to want to be part of a group of people. I feel safe there. That's why I was in school for so long.

What I hope in my ideal world is that with each project, I'll either get to work with a really great script that would force me to grow, or work with a really great actor who will make me better.

I had learning disabilities, and I couldn't express myself in the written word.

Comedy is a way to make sense of chaos. It's a way of dealing with things that are overwhelming, that threaten you; it's a way to survive and get closer to the truth.

I find the whole disdain for ageing crazy.

I don't want to spend my life in my 40s feeling bad about being in my 40s, and then all of a sudden I'm 50, and I will have missed a whole decade!

I enjoy learning about different periods and people, and then taking what's universal about the human condition and seeing where it matches up. No matter where you are, certain things unite everybody.

What I love about a play is that it's such an investment because only time can create a lot of what happens onstage.

I believe that no matter what you do in life, if you learn the basics through theater, it will help you in everything else - problem solving, communication, discipline, all of that stuff.

I'm absolutely doing what I enjoy.

My experience is that's rare - that you have a script that is... what they call 'film-ready.'

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