Every single decision I make about what material I do, what I'm putting out in the world, is because of my children.

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I have a holistic need to work and to have huge ties of love in my life. I can't imagine eschewing one for the other.

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I'm thrilled when I get nominated. I don't count how many and I don't remember how many I've had. I just know it's a lot.

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I believe in imagination. I did Kramer vs. Kramer before I had children. But the mother I would be was already inside me.

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Sometimes with my children, I remember exactly how I felt as the child in this situation, not just how it feels to be me.

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I'm a pain in the ass to all of the costume designers with whom I work because I have very strong feelings about the subject.

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You just have to keep on doing what you do. It's the lesson I get from my husband; he just says, Keep going. Start by starting.

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I think the most liberating thing I did early on was to free myself from any concern with my looks as they pertained to my work.

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Some people are filled by compassion and a desire to do good, and some simply don't think anything's going to make a difference.

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I had this sort of idolatry for certain actors who preceded me, people who inspired me, so I'm honored to be that way for young actors.

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