Barefoot or first thing in the morning, I feel beautiful. I didn't always feel that way, but I feel that way now. When somebody loves you, and when you make somebody else happy, when your presence seems to make them happy, you suddenly feel like the most beautiful person in the world.

I have so many children. Half of mine are the ones that just must climb the tree, must climb the mountain, must get dirty, must jump off, flip into the pool sideways because it's just who they are. So you try to give them as much guidance and prepare them but they are who they are.

To actually feel like you've done something good with your life and you're useful to others is what I was always wanting, and was always looking for.

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn’t. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues.

The great thing about having a bunch of kids is that they just remind you that you're the person who takes them to go poop. That's who you are!

I think it is funny that we were freer about sexuality in the 4th century B.C. It is a little disconcerting.

I always felt caged, closed in, like I was punching at things that weren't there. I always had too much energy for the room I was in.