. . . it is true, even people with painful childhoods. . . grow up to be more interesting people. So, there's always a positive to a negative.

Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He's done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: Can Brando play this with me?

Success to me is having ten honeydew melons and eating only the top half of each slice.

Sometimes, when you work with mediocre talents, they feel entitled. They act like stars. Genuinely talented people don't.

Being a woman in music was fine, but when I wanted to direct, I was poking my head into a man's world.

Performing, for me, has always been a very inner process.

As a young woman, I wanted nothing more than to see my name in lights.