Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody.

I usually arrive at the first rehearsal with a vague memory of most of it. But the real work happens in rehearsal, oddly enough, because what happens is that you match the words to the movement, and once you know where you're moving, then the words that accompany that movement become not locked into your mind and your brain and your whole body.

I can't say that I deserve longlife; I don't. I've just been around long enough. They say, "My God, she's still here."

The purpose of etiquette is to provide an easy set of rules which we can follow when we are in a hurry and want to make sure that we do not give offense to anybody.

I never regretted what I turned down.

Psychologically, you learn the values that are inherent in the dialogue, and you learn to apply it to the way you read the lines. That's acting. You're not yourself saying those lines, you're somebody else.

I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything.