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I would like to be able to be both a film actor and a stage actor - to be an American actor in the style of a lot the English actors who do films. They are these wonderful actors who can do everything.

I really want to try to become a great actress when I get older and continue to do what I'm doing now.

If you're a sexy actress, it's hard to get serious roles. You get offered the same thing they've seen you in. People are like sheep, and they're like, 'Oh, that's what she does well.'

I'd like to work with any actress from whom I can learn-one who has had many experiences with many directors and is willing to share some of her knowledge with me.

I'm here to be an actor who wants to be remembered for her roles and her films rather than her looks.

I don't just want to be a cute girl in a comedy or the actress who just does the same thing over and over again. I want to play roles that are distinct. I want to have a more varied career like actresses Viola Davis or Angela Bassett - those are the people that I grew up watching and admiring.

When women get great roles in life, they start to get great roles in films and TV. Look at Janet Reno, Madeleine Albright, and Mrs. Thatcher. Because those images are coming at us in life, they are reflected in acting.

I would like to remain an actress, but am very anxious to direct and produce.

I'm trying to show I'm a trained actress - I can transform myself into different characters. I'm not just an ingenue.

You have actresses like Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts, who have roles specially written for them.