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I try to make two movies a year. To me, that's not too much. On top of that, I like to work.

I made about 28 movies, and I think about five of them were good.

I would love to do ten films a year.

Now I do perhaps three films or 17 TV movies a year.

I can make a better living as an actor than I can as a director. Though I certainly would prefer to be directing movies.

Actually, I went from doing a lot of movies early on in my career, then to doing TV, and I don't know whether we'll get back to some movies or not.

I pulled out of making movies in about '96 or '97.

'New Girl' is how I make my living, and if I'm going to do a movie, it's because I really, artistically, want to do it.

I only made two studio movies, that was a long time ago and obviously I removed myself. I think some of that is geographical. I live in New York and I want to work there, it's as simple as that.

I still make more money as I do as an actor than director, however I don't want to be a commercial director.

I just finished my 62nd or my 63rd movie here, and you know, I do good ones, I do bad ones, I do big parts, I do small parts, I do cameos - but I've allowed myself a pat on the back, because I realized that I've been working in Hollywood now since 1973.

I like to work on T.V. because it's like a normal thing, and then I like to do movies when I'm on break or hiatus.

In 2003, I had the pleasure of acting in three films.

I think it's better to be involved in one or two movies a year.

I already played James Dean in a film called Race with Destiny, but it hasn't come out yet.

I'm trying to mix the cool, independent stuff with the big stuff, but it's been difficult finding the right roles. It's been an interesting ride as far as my career pendulum is concerned.

In my sort of young, idealistic mind, I was just like, 'Well, it's either theater or film for me, and that will be that!'

Hopefully, I'll just get to be part of good films and work with good people, and that's how it will develop.

I'm not one of these actors who feels a pressing need to direct, and I have no plans to do it.

I got to work with Dustin Hoffman on a film called 'Billy Bathgate.' I got to work with Meryl Streep and Goldie Hawn and Bob Zemeckis on 'Death Becomes Her.' There are still a few actors out there that I would like to work with.

I'm not exactly the type of actress who does half a dozen films a year.

I never wanted to go to drama school. I thought that was too many eggs in one basket.

I was averaging about one movie a year my whole career, and that was because I'm fussy. I probably could have done more.

When I got out of school, I didn't really understand the differences in the different aspects of the business. For example, doing a play - where does that take you versus, you know, concentrating on independent films? You might have one thing in your head, but the things you're doing don't really lead down the right road, necessarily.

Like every Aussie actor, I'd rather be working here; it's just we've all been forced to go to the States. Business-wise, as an actor, it's more lucrative, and there's also a lot more of it there.