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 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.

Years are not important, my dear.

You are not an extra in somebody else's film. You are the star in your own life.

You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.

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