On Independents vs Hollywood films
"One, I tend not to get those parts anyway, because I'm really not what they're looking for." "But I try to avoid them as well because I think they can be dangerous." "To make people want to be something they're not -- to make people think that you have to be perfect to be happy ..." (2001, CNN interview by Lori Blackman)
"'Teen movies' I am not attracted to. I'm not sure about the message they're giving to society." (2001, CNN interview by Lori Blackman)
"It's important for me to be able to speak honestly and truthfully and find the souls of these people and that's not what every film is made for." (2001, CNN interview by Lori Blackman)
"The next film I should do is a Merchant Ivory. You know, where it's a big deal to show my wrist. Now that would be really scandalous." (2002, Elle UK, First Word, edited by Cat Callender)
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