I really wanted to go back to the theater, the live theater. That was the thing I had never had a chance to do, even though I had trained to be a stage actress.

I had no idea that such a thing could happen. It never occurred to me.My son told me. He called me and said, "Darling, I just wanted you to know that you have been chosen to receive an honorary Academy Award." I was in the back of this car, and I said, "Oh," and burst into tears, of course, because it was so unexpected and quite wonderful. I thought it's been worth hanging around all these years.

You learn the values that are inherent in the scene that the writer has written. You learn about who you as a character are in relation to those others who are working with you within that scene.

The older I get, the more I realize how much I have missed because I was so busy entertaining that audience and so busy pursuing a career.

I'm the bionic woman. I have a very strong constitution, and I take excruciatingly good care of myself.

I'm Angie to everybody, you've got to learn.

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."