Glenn Close

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

Love makes no sense at all. But it's the most powerful and amazing force in the entire universe. ”

I love the chemistry that can be created onstage between the actors and the audience. It's molecular, even, the energies that can go back and forth. I started in theater, and when I first went into movies, I felt that my energy was going to blow out the camera. ”

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

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. ”

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

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. ”

Good roles are hard to find no matter what age. ”

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