The Manchurian Candidate was the most important movie I was in, let's face it.

It was an extraordinary experience to have backup singers like the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. I have never experienced anything quite like it before and I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.

Clint Eastwood is an extraordinary director because he knows the value of a buck. He knows where it will show on the screen.

Everything I did actually helped to build the revenue, shall we say, of experience, which enabled me to play a variety of roles as I got older.

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."

I don't care whether it's a chance meeting or playing a role that you thought was totally wrong but you did it anyway. It will often turn out to be the thing that will lead you to the role which is sublime.

I have never directed. But I think I could. I have thought about it. I'm a bit long in the tooth to start.