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The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy.

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I think that being in an environment is a much richer experience than just working on a soundstage.

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I was never an ingenue. I've always just been a character actor. When I was younger, it was a real problem, because I was never pretty enough. It was hard, not just for the lack of work, but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you.

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I'm not that conservative. I do feel - I guess I'm more of a Democrat at heart, although I've never affiliated myself with a particular party.

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For a long time I did not want to do television because I did not want to get stuck playing the same person. I wanted the ongoing challenge of a variety of roles.

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Drama comes more naturally to me. It's the comedy you really have to delve into.

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After winning the Oscar, I was committed to do 'Fried Green Tomatoes,' but I didn't know what the next thing would be after that. It was a scary time. But the advantage of TV is the regular work. All you need is a hit series, I guess.

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I'm not a stunning woman.

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I have always had a problem with my weight.

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The roles I was lucky enough to get were real stretches for me: usually a character who was older, or a little weird, or whatever. And it was hard, not just for the lack of work but because you have to face up to how people are looking at you.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actress

Born: June 28th, 1948

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