I did the 'Bionic Woman,' which of course had a lot of humor in it, and that was really a function of a lot of the ad-libbing and the things that I did in it.
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'Bionic Woman' really enriched my career. It was a big, amazing thing to do.
I actually have great respect for the professionals on both sides, journalism designers in the fashion industry, and I wanted to make a movie that celebrated what they did as much as poke fun at the challenges of their lives.
I chose films made by people I wanted to work with, about subject matter I thought was intriguing.
It's interesting - I always thought when I was doing more melodramatic stuff like 'Everwood' that the directors were constantly reeling me in and stopping me from being funny.
I loved Woody Allen's short pieces. I was equally influenced by Woody Allen and Norman Mailer. I was very into this idea of being high-low, of being serious and intellectual but also making really broad jokes.
I love to bring humour into my work. Because comedy is not a huge part of the art world. And big-business film takes itself very seriously.
My mother was a terrific force in my life. Wartime-generation woman, hadn't gone to university but should have done. Was very funny, very verbal, very clever, very witty.
I did a film called 'Black Dynamite' that was very, very funny. That seems to be a film that's kind of a cult classic.
I had a moment - and I don't know if it was funny, necessarily, but I realized the effect I could have on people - when I was doing a production of 'The Little Prince,' and I played the snake.
And I enjoyed the celebrity and the creativity that was involved in Star Trek.