I've done all kinds of things I said I wouldn't do and, of course, now I'm glad. Thrilled.

My mother wasn't a stickler for the more practical approaches to life.

You don't really think about [career] much, because in a way it seems like another time and a different person.

What celebrities are useful for is bringing attention to the public and making them more aware. They can be unbelievably effective.

My mother always said that everyone should be required to write an autobiography of their lives.

It's kind of true, you do disappear off the planet if you are a middle-aged woman, but that has some advantages as well.

Thanksgiving isn't the only thing that has changed. This makes it reassuring somehow to go through the same ritual with the people you're connected to. I guess the truth is, it all boils down to family. Right?