I had a great start in television; the first thing I did was an episode of 'Performance' called 'The Entertainer' with Michael Gambon playing Archie Rice.
To my great surprise and pleasure, I have had dinner with most of the people living with whom I would like to have dinner.
I used to have two double espressos a day. I gave that up, had headaches for five days but now I'm feeling great.
I generally try and have great days, because I feel very lucky to be doing what I'm doing.
The fun stuff comes when someone is not so strict on sticking to the script. You're allowed the spontaneity, and great moments can happen.
There were scenes that just for length purposes, and knowing that the attention span of kids is not great, don't make it much longer than about 90 minutes.
All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived.
Well, I was lucky in that my being an actress totally overshadowed my having some kind of a... legacy at Yale, so that was kind of great.
Being an actor is great; you chill in your trailer, and they bring you a breakfast burrito and coffee. But as director, you're responsible for every little thing.
Television in the last few years has been where all the great writers are going. TV now is what indie film used to be.
Growing up, I thought it would be great if I could do big theaters. Now we're doing arenas.
Soap operas are such a great way to break-in to the industry. The diminishing landscape of daytime TV means it's going to be harder for young talent to get discovered.
My whole journey and career has been really interesting, but the one element it never really had was any sense of great momentum.
I've got this thing where I think great shows have great credit sequences. I don't know why that is, exactly.
The great thing about films is that you have access to this whole world of experts who teach you the skills your character's supposed to have.
I'm essentially a jeans girl, and I dress them up or down with accessories. For me, it's ultimately about a great pair of shoes.
No great television show has ever rested on just one person. They're all about great ensembles and storytelling.
I'm honestly not a great gift giver. I could give better - my girlfriends have always complained about that.
Writing requires a great deal of skill, just like painting does. People don't want to learn those skills.
I played piano for about two years when I was a kid. I didn't play long enough to be really great.
One of the great things that you should never do that I learned from John Malkovich is to never judge your characters.
