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It's No Stretch To Picture Me Standing Next To Al Pacino Or Robert De Niro. Those Are Ethnic New York Men. I'm An Ethnic New York Girl. Everybody Has Their Limitations. I Mean, I Should Never Be Cast As Queen Elizabeth.

But One Of The Hardest Things For Me To Do Was To Access Anger. I Could Do It On Stage. But When I Did It On Film It Was Hard For Me. That Probably Has To Do With The Intimacy Of Film. And My Own Personal Issues With Expressing Anger. So I Had To Learn How To Do That.

I Eat Cheese And Salami And A Lot Of Fried Chicken. I Eat A Big Bag Of Oatmeal-raisin Cookies Every Night And I Don't Gain Weight. I Still Look Ok As Long As I'm Dressed.

'normal Heart' Was My Most Transcendent Moment As An Actor.

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.