I Like Roles That People Don't Recognize

I Think Most Actors . . . We Are Insecure, In General. I Think To Be An Actor, You Need To Have An Ego, But Then, Our Ego Is Our Worst Enemy.

I Was Happy That I Finally Could Play A Mature Woman, Because I Started Working When I Was A Teenager And Was Always Playing Characters According To My Age.

My Parents Owned A Hair Salon, So I Learned A Few Tricks There. I Can Cut People's Hair - If They Let Me.

[winning An Oscar] Was A Beautiful Thing That Happened. It Is In My House, And Every Time I Look At, I See All The People Who Are A Part Of It, All The People Who Gave Me Opportunities To Work, Gave Me Opportunities To Make A Living At This Thing [acting] That Was A Dream For Me, Growing Up. And I Got To Do It, And Then Again And Again And Again, And Make A Living Out Of Being An Actress.

I Want To Be Remembered As Somebody That Tried To Respect Her Integrity As An Artist And As A Person. And I Don't Want To Be In Any Box. I Don't Want To Be One Thing.