Dreams are, by definition cursed with short life spans.

I remember being in tears at the hospital after Chloe was born, at the thought that someday she would have to leave home.

Were women meant to do everything - work and have babies?

I may not be a great actress but I've become the greatest at screen orgasms. Ten seconds of heavy breathing, roll your head from side to side, simulate a slight asthma attack and die a little.

At an age when most actresses are being phased out, I am being phased in - with a vengeance.

Beauty set up distance between other people and me. It warped their behavior.

I was getting offers. I had just turned them down. Then I realized I should be grateful that at age 54, people were still offering me film roles.