In this day and age, there's just so much that can hyperstimulate us, and curiously, it is not satisfying us.

We are so defined by how people see us. We're a very materialistic culture. We're a very image-driven culture. What if that goes away and you are left with, God help us, what, indeed, is your essential self?

Mike Nichols asked if I would do The Birdcage. Mike and I are dear friends but he had never offered me a feature role in a movie. My television career opened other doors for me

Doing classic plays is wonderful. It's a wonderful way of developing style.

I always say God should have given women one extra decade at least, especially if you want a family. You're trying to pack a lot in.

Why would I lose sleep when I really need valuable sleep just to recuperate and come back and do my job?

If I never do another movie, I will have had the privilege of working on one of the big Hollywood movies with top people, creating a world that can only be described as totally cinematic