Acting Is A Matter Of Giving Away

Skinniness Is Not Your Friend When You're Over 40. I'd Like To Gain A Good 10 Pounds, But I Did Always Have A Fat, Round Face That Plagued Me When I Was Young. When I Started To Make Movies, I Couldn't Look At Myself.

But One Of The Hardest Things For Me To Do Was To Access Anger. I Could Do It On Stage. But When I Did It On Film It Was Hard For Me. That Probably Has To Do With The Intimacy Of Film. And My Own Personal Issues With Expressing Anger. So I Had To Learn How To Do That.

Acting Is A Matter Of Giving Away Secrets.

I Eat Cheese And Salami And A Lot Of Fried Chicken. I Eat A Big Bag Of Oatmeal-raisin Cookies Every Night And I Don't Gain Weight. I Still Look Ok As Long As I'm Dressed.

The Way Hollywood Portrays Mothers - You're Either All Good And Saint-like, Or You're All Bad. And I Think The Real Honesty Of Motherhood Is Not Given A Voice In Movies. I Miss That As An Audience Member.