“I feel strong. Not strong enough to face myself, but strong enough to keep going.”
Source: A Million Little Pieces
“I wasn't strong enough to withstand such strong opinions. I keep them in a trunk and, from time to time, will read one from long ago.”
On not reading reviews of her acting.
Evening Standard, Thu 5 Jan 2012, p. 16
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