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

So many people are called but few serve as actors, you know what I mean?

My mother's passion for something more, to write a different destiny for a dirt-poor farmer's daughter, was to shape my entire life.

When I think of Peter Wolf I always remember the Portuguese proverb: 'Never say you will not drink from that glass again.'

I like being very busy. I think that's the definition of stardom, really. It's energy. It really is.

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've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.