My way was not to be the petite, gorgeous, little cheerleader. My way of getting by was making people laugh.
What I think happens today is that a lot of filmmakers look at other films that are retro pieces, like L.A. Confidential, and say, oh, that's period. We didn't want to do the stereotypical stuff.
You can lay down and die, or you can get up and fight, but that's it - there's no turning back.

