'normal Heart' Was My Most Transcendent Moment

I'm Method Trained. How Is This Character Like Me? What Does She Think Of Her Mother? What Does Her Mother Think Of Her? It's Like Construction, And Then, Yes, You Hope You're Talented And That The Universe Aligns And Captures The Kind Of Laborer's Work You've Done And Whatever Else Sprinkles Down On You, And It's All Caught On Film Or Onstage.

It Is Clear I Was Never The Pretty Girl. I Had My Two Front Teeth Knocked Out When I Was 10 And Didn't Fix Them Until I Was 19. I Have A Crooked Smile And A Nose That Looks Like It's Been Broken 12 Times But Never Has Been. My Nose Was Always Red, So People Called Me Rudolph. My Whole Face Is Off-center.

Would You Just Strap Some Toe Shoes On And Dance 'swan Lake?' No. Would You Just Put A Violin In Your Hand And - ? No. I Felt That Way About Acting, And I Was Taught To Feel That Way. I Didn't Come To It On My Own.

Skinniness Is Not Your Friend When You're Over 40. I'd Like To Gain A Good 10 Pounds, But I Did Always Have A Fat, Round Face That Plagued Me When I Was Young. When I Started To Make Movies, I Couldn't Look At Myself.

I Am To A Fault An Introspective Person. But I Am Not A Reflective Person - Except For A Big Mistake, And Then I Really Think About It.