"Therapy? I don't need that. The roles that I choose are my therapy."
"You're young, you're drunk, you're in bed, you have knives; shit happens."
"And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father."
On if she ever caught her husband Billy Bob Thornton cheating:
"I've told Billy if I ever caught him cheating, I wouldn't kill him because I love his children and they need a dad. But I would beat him up. I know where all of his sports injuries are. And I'd beat her, too!"
"I'll make it real simple, I'm a 36-C. In the game, she's a double-D.
In the movie, she's a D. We split the difference...[the movie Lara Croft:
Tomb Raider (2001)] is much more athletic, and she has smaller breasts, but she's still Lara Croft, so there."
"I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women.
It's like people see Hackers (1995) and they send me offers to play tough women with guns,
the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I'd like to play strong women who are also very feminine."
"I'd like to believe that the people that have supported me in my work or identified with me in films,
the people that feel they know me, they do and they don't have misconceptions - they understand. I believe that."
"I'm angry. I'm sad. It's a very difficult and sad time. It was a real deep connection, a deep marriage,
so it's not that simple to say this or that one thing caused the problems.
It's clear to me that our priorities shifted overnight. He's focused on his music and career.
I'm focused on my baby. It comes down to what's important to you." - on her split from husband Billy Bob Thornton
"There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tommorrow frees you
to appreciate life now." - People Magazine 8 July 1996
"It's alright. It's a part of life... I lost my mom. It's a natural thing for a child to lose a parent. I lost my mom too young, but it happened. And I'm happy she's out of pain, because I love her and she's my friend."
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