"There were, like, 20 of [Jackie Kennedy's biographies], which was interesting because they are not exactly high literature - they are pulpy.But the [Arthur] Schlesinger transcripts ended up being the most useful of anything."
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"I don't want to be a celebrity who's trying to like say, «look at this charity work I'm doing»."
"Hillary Clinton wants to push for equal pay and for paid family leave and for better and cheaper childcare."
"I think Hillary Clinton understands the ins and outs of the White House better than anyone who's come before her."
"We have so much sex in our media that's disassociated from emotions."
"Hillary Clinton is incredibly prepared and smart on all of the issues."
"I think Hillary Clinton has made great strides in doing so, even though there are people who want to bring us back to the '50s and still define a woman by her husband and her husband's legacy. But she has proven herself to be a force on her own and is an example to us of how women should and can be judged on their own merits."
"I think people who aren't in film experience that when they hear their voice on an answering machine or something."
"I campaigned for Hillary Clinton when she was in the primaries against [Barack] Obama, actually."
"While [Domald] Trump chose a running mate, [Mike] Pence, who wrote [a letter to an Indianapolis newspaper] about how women shouldn't work because it's bad for the family. So we're really facing such a stark contrast between the candidates. Not to mention the vulgarity that Trump has been spouting about women for his entire life and continues to throughout his campaign. It's just a different world that we'd be living in [if he won]."
"I thought Hillary Clinton was remarkably elegant and intelligent and focusing on the issues even though her opponent was trying to bring the talk always to vulgar, low levels. Even his presence was bullying, was lurking, and was just mainly creepy."
"With the young generation, there are even more women than men making movies right now."
"Even my life's not normal because I'm acting, right?"
"I read every biography [of Jackie Kennedy] I could get my hands on."
"I honestly don't even really want to think about it [if Donald Trump wins]; I'd rather focus on how wonderful Hillary Clinton is."
"I'm really good at mini-golf. You know, maybe not big person golf, but little person golf."
"Hillary Clinton wants to extend the Obamacare rule that healthcare companies cannot discriminate against women and charge them more than men for their healthcare. [Donald] Trump wants to get rid of Obamacare."
"The best thing you can hope for, when you make a movie and you put your soul into it, is that people respond to it well."
"[Donald] Trump wants to punish women for getting abortions and defund Planned Parenthood."
"Even [Donald Trump] presence was bullying, was lurking, and was just mainly creepy."