I wanted to go to Jupiter. That was my plan from day one, and David Lynch gave me the ticket. Votes: 22
My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother. Votes: 15
Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly. Votes: 14
I left our home to work on a movie, and while I was away, my boyfriend [Billy Bob Thorton] got married, and I've never heard from him again. Votes: 12
Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing that when a woman says no she really means yes. Votes: 11
It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say. Votes: 9
Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never knew about. Votes: 8
Unfortunately, overall, movies are a conglomerate. People buy and sell people in this business, which can get really ugly Votes: 8
When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble. Votes: 7
I hope we can be consummate artists as women or revolutionaries, or whatever women want to be, and also have love, not only for ourselves but from a partner. Votes: 7
I love to rescue animals.... The pounds were so crowded they were putting animals down almost immediately. Seven thousand dogs were put to sleep. Votes: 7
My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother Votes: 7
I really don't consider myself to be a conventional Hollywood star. I've never really been marketed by the big studios to do mass market box office films. Votes: 7
I just love, I love, I love movies. Votes: 7
Wild at Heart made a few people angry-they thought I was exploiting women by showing that when a woman says no she really means yes Votes: 7
Luckily, I was raised by people whod already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didnt want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job. Votes: 7
I like movies about longing and desperation, and dark and light things, stories about people struggling to raise children, and to have relationships and be intimate with each other. Votes: 5
I'm interested in flawed protagonists. I was raised on them. Votes: 5
We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that. Votes: 5
I've always loved film more than theater. Votes: 5
I knew you had to go in and audition and maybe they'd hire you, and that's where you start. I had a good understanding about press: that it's the actor's responsibility to publicize his or her films. Votes: 4
It would be great to make a movie that had the style of a great '30's film. Votes: 3
We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that Votes: 3
It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents. Votes: 2
I'm lucky enough that directors sometimes seek me out for little projects that people don't even know about, that just surface later on. Votes: 2
There's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side of the tracks. Votes: 2
The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour. Votes: 2
It's really fun to act like a bimbo. But it's fun to act like a bimbo only when people know that you really aren't one. Votes: 1
I don't turn my nose up at anything. If it's a great part, it's a great part. I'd love to do a box-office hit. Votes: 1
I made a commitment to myself; that I wanted to be an actress, and I wanted to do films that make a difference. It has to move people. Votes: 1
I was raised by an actress, and I watched all those women turn 60 and ask, Shouldn't get face work? My mother and Anne Bancroft said, We're not going to fall into that. Votes: 0
If my career were a hairstyle, it would be helmet-head. Votes: 0
It's a strange world, as David Lynch would say Votes: 0
It's always been a desire of mine to work with my parents Votes: 0
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington is one of the greatest films of all time Votes: 0
That's life - to turn each other on, to feel good, to feel in love Votes: 0
The really courageous and bold thing is to make movies about human behaviour Votes: 0
There is so much in the world to care about. Votes: 0
There's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side of the tracks Votes: 0
There's something so accessible about heroes who have faults. Votes: 0
What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has affected you? Votes: 0
Whatever character you play, it gives you the chance to expose another side of yourself that maybe you've never felt comfortable with, or never knew about Votes: 0
When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble Votes: 0
You can change. And you can be an agent of change. Votes: 0
You can hardly tell where the computer models finish and the real dinosaurs begin Votes: 0
You don't have to run away from life your whole life. You can really live. You can change. And you can be an agent of change. Votes: 0