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People sometimes say, 'Oh, you were a movie star,' and I'm like, 'No, I was a supporting actress.' I wasn't an A-list actress, and I'm fine with that. I'm proud of what I did in film.

I don't feel like, 'Now I'm a great actress.'

My Mother is an actress, so it's always been a part of my life.

I'm merely trying to be something akin to a nice, kind, good actress.

I haven't ever felt I've had to divide my 'actress' life from the rest of my life.

I don't think of myself as a character actress - that's become a phrase which means you've had it.

I realize now that I've hoped to be great - as an actress, as a mother - because I want to embody the greatness of women who didn't get to be all they could have been. Their dignity, their courage, and their brilliance make me strive to be better. They're a part of me.

I can't even remember when I first went, 'I want to be an actress.' It's always been inside of me.

I had immense ambition to become a really valuable actress.

Lately I did a film called All I Want for Christmas and it was well received. This gave me a new point of view and a new respect for my work as an actress.