Star talk

'Walter Matthau is the role model of all role models. He's completely himself as an individual. He's funny. He's a storyteller. He thinks in such a unique way. He is my role model as I go on, and I never thought it would be a man.'
Diane Keaton

'I like Michelle Pfeiffer's career choices. I saw her at a party and followed her around, waiting for an opportunity to say something.'
Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia in Angel)

'I admire Jodie Foster. Her head is screwed on really well. It's not loose at all.'
Thora Birch

On fame:

'Unexpected affection makes me blush. It happens once in a while. Someone will admire me, and I didn't expect them to admire me.'
John Travolta

'My image is a real ball-buster, but that's ridiculous. I think it's an idea left over from women's lib. It's certainly not me. People think I'm cool, aloof, confident, strong. I'm actually funny and silly, with an emphasis on silly.'
Sigourney Weaver

On their mothers:

'My mother is the smartest woman I know. She has a mind like a steel trap. Her best advice to me was: "To thine own self be true." She often thought Polonius was much maligned.'
Ben Affleck

'My mom's a tough bird and one of my best friends in the world. She told me when I was very young, maybe five or six: "Don't ever take any crap off of anybody, ever." All through my teens and to this day, I don't.'
Johnny Depp

'"Work hard and they can't deny you," my mother said. She told me: "You're going to have to do better than anyone else. Look at that as a challenge."'
Halle Berry