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When you are a young actor, you're imbued with the high purpose of your art. You think, 'They hire me for my talent; if that's not good enough, then they can hire somebody else.' Later, you realize that your body is as much a part of what you do as your talent. ”
The film itself, and my role as Moses, will always remain one of the creative peaks of my career. ”
I haven't got ambitions. Actually, I'm determined not to die until I get very old. I want to be a great-great-great-grandmother. ”
For an actor, if you're not doing a job, you can't just practice acting. Your instrument is your whole person. ”
Being an actor is not like any other job. It's not easy. ”
When I moved to New York to start my acting career, I was always very, very careful to walk way around ladders, and black cats could ruin my day. There were many silly things that brought fear into my life. ”
The labor of women in the house, certainly, enables men to produce more wealth than they otherwise could; and in this way women are economic factors in society. But so are horses. ”
What is protecting me is that it is not a finality being an actress. I really think we tend to idealize this job a lot. When you're an actress and you're really famous, it means people believe you are on top of the world - and I think that's not true. ”
It's more than a job. It's very personal, so when you're hurt, you're really hurt inside. ”
I never saw the female 'Ghostbusters,' but that's mainly because of my job, not because I wouldn't enjoy it. ”