It's not just in Hollywood that women run the risk of being passed by once they reach 50. It happens in real life, too.

I have never appreciated a quiet moment with a friend as much, a quiet moment with a book and I think part of that is my obsession with being older and time going faster and it's become increasingly sweeter for me.

I admit that Post-it note sheets that adhere to virtually any surface are now my substitute of choice for retention.

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?

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

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.