 I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate. |
| At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers. |
| If my ego was out of whack and I believed I could carry anything off, that would be a stupid risk. But so far there's been no reason not to try anything. |
| It never occurred to me that I couldn't change things that needed changing or couldn't have what I wanted if I worked hard enough and was good enough. |
| This is not about abortion or the antics. This is about pro choice versus anti-choice and government intervention in a woman's personal decisions about her life. |
| I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them. |
| I am certainly a liberal. |
| A woman my age is not supposed to be attractive or sexually appealing. I just get kinda tired of that. |
| I think my mission is to become the greatest human I can. I know that sounds pompous, but what else do we have? |
| I'm very practical. What I'm reaching for is individualism for women. |
| I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't do anything that has to do with child abuse or women's abuse. |
| Crimes of Passion, which is one of the best films I've done, will live strongly in my resume, even though it didn't do well. |
| I want people to like me. They don't have to always like my characters, you understand. |
| My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on. |
| I know there are nights when I have power, when I could put on something and walk in somewhere, and if there is a man who doesn't look at me, it's because he's gay. |
| I rent houses in LA when I'm filming. I find the isolation there terrifying. There's nowhere to go, there's nowhere to be with people. I'm not a beach bunny. |
| What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that. |
| I'm very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society. |
| I figured as I got older, the good roles for women would be in the theatre. So 15 years ago I started building a Broadway career to try and develop the chops to be accepted as a great theatrical actress. |
| I have a brother who's a psychologist. He says three-quarters of the world are born feeling that they will be affected by the world; one quarter are born knowing that they will affect the world. |
