The 51-year-old actress opens up in a lengthy (and rare) interview about her new movie, 'Death in Texas,' those negative tabloid stories, what she misses most about the good 'ol days, and why she has only seen "about 45 percent" of her work: "I don't want to get frustrated.".

“I still have an old phone, not the ones that can look up where you are or where you’re going.

She’s quick to forgive, however, saying it’s all part of the profession she loves.

Lucky me, they found me, and they know that’s how I roll?

Studios and agents would say, “Well, we don’t want her doing too many of these B movies.” They called for quotes on this movie or that movie, but they didn’t want me to do them.

People used to make fun of us actors who wanted to do B movies because it was like, “Well, maybe you’re not getting enough right work.” But we all wanted to do B movies, they were the best.

It’s guerrilla filmmaking, and we all want to make good movies and tell good stories when you don’t care about the size of the trailer or anything.

It’s like acting camp and to this day, I’m always like, “Sign me up for acting camp.”.

Oh, I don’t know what they titled all of them.

I just know they’re all fantastic.

On this, no ego, everyone wanted to make a movie.

I know this sounds like a very typical quote, but seriously, when you go back to movie camp, everyone is so jazzed to be there.

It’s a good thing because a character like Grace asks a lot of you!

I was like, “Look, I’m going to look like shit?

Make me look even crappier than I already would.” It was selfishly, again, it was like being back in acting class.

I just committed to the part and thought, if I could click my heels and be a mother who [operates] with a selfless kind of love, what would that feel like.

I’m an actress so it’s a stretch to become that selfless?

I know.

Ronnie posted on Instagram that you were magnificent in this film and that you’re a dear friend?

Don’t make me feel so old.” He’d be like, “No, what do you think about this?” We were never at a loss for conversation or anything, all day long every day.

I don’t believe in regret?

For the character, you get to walk in their shoes but you’re going to take them off at the end of the night and you don’t have to have the blisters they have.

There are so many avenues that you should’ve, would’ve, could’ve gone down when you step into the shoes of people you’re playing, but you step out when they call wrap.

Once you commit, it’s like doing laundry.

The commitment comes when you agree to do the part and once you make that agreement, it’s not challenging.

It’s just a job?

No, there are many reasons why I don’t watch?

One of the silly little reasons is I don’t want to get mad at the editors.

I don’t want to get frustrated.

I want to commit to a scene and if you look in a mirror, you’re not in a scene.

I can’t do anything about how an editor or a director sees a scene or how they want to slice it.

The world really got to know you as a young actor.

Of course, I’m a human being and there are going to be questions that come into your head or your heart.

I don’t know if this is good or bad, but I have weathered the storm with a lot of negative publicity and at the end of the day, I’ll take the negative publicity and keep on rolling.

If I could ask you about the negative publicity, I know that you get trailed by paparazzi and the tabloids and The Daily Mail often post about you.

The minute you leave your house, it’s like mosquitoes.

If I’m going to take the paycheck, I’m also going to take the bad publicity?

It’s going to happen.

I don’t have a computer.

I don’t have a computer.

I still have an old phone, not the one that can look up where you are or where you’re going.

I don’t do any of that — nothing.

Why did you make that decision to not have a computer.

I’m smart enough, I don’t need that.

… I do want to tell you one little story about The Hollywood Reporter.

It was like, “Oh my gosh, I’m in this!” My life was so lovely.

This is a true story and it’s a good one.

It’s just astonishing.

Or it’s just Irish luck.

Working with Alan Parker on The Road to Wellville, that was just like, “Wow, this is incredible.” I had just seen his movie The Commitments and I went to a performing arts high school so I feel like I knew [The Commitments’ world]?

When I worked with David Lynch, I didn’t even know who he was.

That I’m not going to tell you.

David Lynch was telling me just tiny bits about what Twin Peaks was about, and after he explained it, I said, “Well, if it’s about the dead girl, then why am I reading if I’m supposed to be dead?” He said, “No, you’re not reading for the dead girl.” That I remember.

I still don’t know how to accurately speak on my feelings, other than saying I feel immense sadness.

It’s horrific and just wrong?

The show is just a good time

Sometimes things don’t have to be so glum and depressing to be brilliant

You don’t always have to be shedding tears for actors to be brilliant

Has Death in Texas impacted what kinds of roles or work you want to be doing

It just reinstates how I want to keep rolling