In my fantasies, I always wanted to play the ingenue, but in reality, in my bones, I am so used to playing the grandmother that I don't feel safe or even sure that I can do it

Years ago women of my size were considered royalty.

One of my earliest memories is of my father carrying me in one arm with a picket sign in the other.

Parents know how to push your buttons because, hey, they sewed them on

The universe is like a pension plan. It will match your investment.

For a long time, I really struggled with the idea of being an actor because I really felt that I should be in the Peace Corps.

Handsome, thin, sophisticated men often fall madly in love with larger women, we just never see it on TV.