“People are more willing to talk about child abuse. When this whole McMartin thing went down, I was at a dinner party with about eight people, all from different backgrounds and from all over the world. And every single person at that table had had some weird experience as a child. I think everyone has - whether it was with a babysitter, or playing doctor, but usually when some older person tries to come in contact with you. It's amazing how much we block out.” PeopleThinkingWorldTryingChildrenDifferentPartyAbuseBlockChild AbuseSingle PersonDinner PartyBabysitter Author:Laura Dern
“In Smooth Talk it was a much more intuitive search - I was only 17 at the time, and I wasn't aware, as women are when they get a little older, that there's always a side of a woman that likes a man from the other side of the tracks. We all have an attraction to what's different from us.” MenDifferentTrackAttractionSmooth Author:Laura Dern
“What I consider a good part for a woman and what some other Hollywood people think are good women's parts are very different. I don't' want to play the supportive girlfriend who has nine scenes and just loves that man, maybe cheats on him in one scene but will always be there, and I mean - give me a break. You'll be offered the "lead" in this new hot film with such-and-such A-list director, "a fabulous part" - a fabulous part? A fabulous part is a character with a soul, who starts here and goes to there, you know? There aren't many of those.” PeopleThinkingMenGivingMeanDifferentSoulCharacterFilmBreakSceneHotGirlfriendCheatFabulousSupportiveGood Woman Author:Laura Dern
