Nancy Reagan actually took some movies that she didn't want to take because they were [with Ronald Reagan] really strapped for cash.
Cynthia NixonI understand that if I really need my hair to be nice, now I hire someone to do it, and I understand that putting on a pair of heels really makes a difference.
Cynthia NixonNancy Reagan would just run up to these kids [with really painful disabilities and deformities] and hold them and pick them up... because I think she felt so judged all the time and she felt so unlovable.
Cynthia NixonI think my least healthy habit is running around too much. And I think I'm getting better about it as I'm getting older.
Cynthia NixonCancer is really hard to go through and it's really hard to watch someone you love go through, and I know because I have been on both sides of the equation.
Cynthia NixonWhat was really great with Eleanor Roosevelt - I mean, of course, we all have this stereotypical, really satirical almost, version of how she speaks. What was really interesting to me was I found various radio and TV appearances of hers, but there was one talk show that I saw her on; she was the only woman, it was all men. They were talking about policy - I think it was after she was First Lady. I think it was more in the U.N. days.
Cynthia Nixon