I thought it was very important that femininity wasn't lost.

You know, when they called me about the role, I thought Knots Landing was a show about a houseboat with Andy Griffith!

I always wanted to go against hat grain because it was too restricting.

Scarlett O'Hara didn't think she was manipulating. That's just the way she got what she wanted.

I always wore the highest heels possible, because the other women on the show were tall.

I was always cutting dialogue out when we were rehearsing, and when I produced movies, too. I felt that people don't say things in life - they act, they do things. I always wanted my characters doing, rather than saying what they were doing - which was redundant.

My message is - keep moving. If you do, you'll keep arthritis at bay.