I am desperate and vulnerable. ... I am always terrified.... Beauty can sometimes be so very troublesome.

I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.

Success is a relative quotient, and fame can be ephemeral. An Oscar is something that becomes a part of your record, a tangible acknowledgement that your efforts have made a difference.

I would like a partner but I can see myself without a marriage. I'd love to have someone to sit and talk with and walk on the beach with at 80.

I'm still the little southern girl from the wrong side of the tracks who really didn't feel like she belonged.

It's interesting as one grows older to keep in touch with the cutting edge.

Do you know what I'm working on now? My first feature as a director.