It Would Be Really Wonderful If People

My Mom Had Started To Go To Work When I Was Nine Or Ten, So I Was Aware Of Women Trying To Find Their Own Identities By Working. But I Was Still Influenced By Men To Such An Extreme. I Wanted To Play Their Games And Wanted To Compete In Their World And Be Like Them.

People Love To Talk About How The '70s Are The Only Time They Made Movies About Characters, And Adult Movies, And Complicated People. But In The '80s, They Got Away With Some Of Those Too.

Sadness, Joy, Wonder - All Feelings Come From A Place Of Grounded Strength That Comes From Trust In Yourself. We Spend So Much Time Trying To Control Our Feelings Out Of Fear That Something May Happen, That Somebody May Not Love Us, Or Walk Away Or Die. It's Only When You Stop Living In That Fear Of What Other People Might Do To You Or How They Will React, Only Then Are You Free To Be Alive.

I Try Really Hard To Give My Kids As Much Independence As I Can, Caring Mostly About Their Character: Are They Kind? Generous? Do They Work Hard?

Almost Six Years Ago, Before I Was Given The Incredible Opportunity To Be In 'leaving Las Vegas,' I Was Going Through A Long Period Of Artistic Confusion. I'd Spent Years Doing Work That Hadn't Pushed Me Enough, And I Was Beginning To Wonder If I Had Any Talent.