“I try to always stretch myself to fit the characters that have been pr...” — Kathy Bates Quote

I try to always stretch myself to fit the characters that have been presented.

I'm always so nervous when I have to do interviews or be on 'The Tonight Show' or the 'Oprah' show, where I have to be myself. I don't know why that's such a big deal - being yourself. But for some reason, I feel good in a dark room talking to actors about acting, doing acting. I like sitting backstage watching people work.

One of my favorite films is 'Psycho,' which I saw when I was 12.

I hope I look skinnier in 3D. I hope I don't look three times as fat. That'll be disappointing.

Jack made it very comfortable for me on the set. We'd met socially before but never worked together. You know, he's very professional, very disciplined and he's always prepared and knows his lines.

If the opportunities are not being presented to me, I'm going to take the reins and do it. Brit Marling was not waiting for the phone to ring. The great roles are not there to be had. If you have an idea, do it.

If you try to make things happen, they start to feel presented. They start to feel premeditated.

I never set out to be an actor. Again, my mother presented this job by job to me at the time, and if it sounded fun, I would say yes and if it didn't, I would say no. I always knew, since I was 7 or 8 years old, that it was a means to an end and that I wanted to go to college.

Opportunity has always been something that has presented itself and something I've kind of worked toward being ready for.