Glenn Close

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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. ”