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Let Me Tell You Something - Being Thought Of As A Beautiful Woman Has Spared Me Nothing In Life. No Heartache, No Trouble. Love Has Been Difficult. Beauty Is Essentially Meaningless And It Is Always Transitory.

Growing Older Is Not Such A Big Deal For Me, Despite The Fears That Older Actresses Have In Hollywood. When I Hit 40, For Example, I Didn't Feel 40 - Or Whatever That Is Supposed To Feel Like.

You Have To Get The Audience Invested Even If You're Doing Something That They Think Is Dumb, It's Kind Of What These Movies Are All About.

The First Step Is Clearly Defining What It Is You're After, Because Without Knowing That, You'll Never Get It.

I Want To Do Roles That Are Fun And Challenging And I Want To Try Different Things. I Don't Want To Keep Doing Monster's Ball Over And Over And Over Again. I Want To Keep Doing My Career The Way That I Was Doing It Before I Won The Oscar.