I'm more proud of quitting smoking than of anything else I've done in my life, including winning an Oscar.

I think all industries are sexist in nature and I don't think the film industry is any different.

I wanted to be an actress. In college I was a serious feminist and very political. I was determined to get one thing out of my career and that was respect. I didn't want money. I didn't care about fame.

Each time I get off a plane in Hollywood, I don't think I'm pretty enough.

I was a fighter and very determined. There was no way I was going to back out without winning.

Television really does offer still great parts for women, cable in particular.

When I was first starting out, if you were acting on television, it was a real stigma.