When asked what it takes to succeed in the acting profession, Bette Davis would answer, "The courage to be hated."

I have a good friend who says, "We're all just dodging bullets." It seems to me the trick to living a good life is to try to move away from the gun you turn on yourself.

There are no taboos in bed, and there shouldn't be any taboos in bed.

I had to face within myself all the things I didn't do and wasn't while I was wearing my own crown.

There is a thing called the death wish, a literal thing. It doesn't mean you want to die. It just means however we're built, as we get into these years, some inner part of you does begin to accept the fact that you're heading towards the end, and there's a peace that comes with that.

But when I was seven or eight, I did my first little piece of acting.

I just always thought, I love acting and I love writing. And when I haven't got any more good breath and good energy, then I'll write.