Deli Quotes

(talking about her screen debut in Heavenly Creatures (1994)): "I was reading the script in the back of the car and I turned to my dad and yelled, `I`ve GOT to get this!` And he replied, `Then you will.` And I thought, `Yep, that`s it. I`m bloody well going to.` And that was it. I was so determined. It was something crucial to my life. I just so communicated with her, the story and their relationship. And when I found out, I just couldn`t believe it. I was so happy, I cried. I remember I was working part-time at a deli at the time because I didn`t have any money and was in the middle of making a sandwich when they phoned and said I`d got the job. I burst into tears and had to leave work because I couldn`t control myself. It was absolutely brilliant."

Other people disagree with me, but Scent of a Woman really was my breakthrough. I was working in the prepared foods section of a deli when I was cast in that movie, and I`ve never had a non-acting job since. That`s amazing.

(In the story, called) Judging Amy, ... In the deli, at the movies, at the mall, I don`t mind people recognizing me. But it is at the workplace where I hit a brick wall. ... They would think I was rich, and applying for the job as a publicity stunt. They didn`t understand that I was destitute.

In America, I would say New York and New Orleans are the two most interesting food towns. In New Orleans, they don`t have a bad deli. There`s no mediocrity accepted.