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I Was Trained By Method Acting Teachers And We Were Taught That Aside From Whatever Gift You May Or May Not Have Or The Level Of That Gift, That You Were Obliged To Know How To Build A Table. It's A Craft. It's Like Being A Ballerina Or A Violinist.

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.

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.

The Way Hollywood Portrays Mothers - You're Either All Good And Saint-like, Or You're All Bad. And I Think The Real Honesty Of Motherhood Is Not Given A Voice In Movies. I Miss That As An Audience Member.

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.