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I remember when Meryl Streep did an ad for American Express, the press harassed her.
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I eat an enormous amount of fruits and vegetables.
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I realize that I'm in the top one percent of the world. I've traveled a lot. I've seen immense poverty in the world, and I can't live with everything I've had and be comfortable with everything I have unless I do something for the rest of the world.
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As I celebrate life, I can't help but think how young my mom was when she died of a heart attack at 53. My mom didn't get to meet her grandchildren, but I'm determined to watch mine grow up.
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I always say that kindness is the greatest beauty that you can have.
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I love the idea of living a life that is completely humble and quiet.
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I've had some really big hits with 'Groundhog Day' and 'Michael,' 'Multiplicity,' 'Four Weddings and a Funeral.'
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I loved dancing as a young girl.
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Looking back, I realise I had to grow up and be responsible at a very tender age.
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My children haven't even seen most of my movies.
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I lived in Paris when I was 20 and 21, and actually knew people that worked for the government there, that talked about terrorism in the country 20 years ago.
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I don't think that youth should be glorified.
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I think sometimes we seem to obsess on negativity.
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I'm comfortable in front of a camera, and I'm used to being watched, although that kind of bugged me at first. On the stage, though, I'm scared. I really get frightened in front of people.
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Angry people are not beautiful.
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It kind of cracks me up when people say I'm hot because I just think that that's a term that I don't have to deal with anymore.
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My girls have been a great support to me. I come to them when I need to make a decision; they love to watch me work.
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With all that's going on in our lives and the world, reducing stress is important, and it's a factor in heart health.
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My favourite thing is to be somebody else, no longer be me.
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I want to be able to speak every language. If I could have any talent and I get to choose it, and be naturally gifted and speak every language. It's not going to happen, but it sure would be nice. It's a good wish.
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Do I really need to prove anything to anybody? I don't feel that I have to prove anything. The only thing that I have to prove is to myself, that I have value.
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I'm really not techno-savvy - that's just not my personality.
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I'm sorry, but in my generation and where I came from, only sailors got tattoos. Not ladies.
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I am an advocate for going to the doctor and going every year. I make sure that part of the checkup is spent talking about my heart with my doctor, and getting my numbers checked, and discussing the results. And I make sure that I understand the answers to my questions.
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