I read the script of [Woman Under the Influence ] 50 times. And I thought about it. And then I did it.

He[John Cassavetes] was just being an actor. A very successful actor, especially in live TV. He did many wonderful performances.

I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, which was in Carnegie Hall, which itself was exciting - just to walk into it.

It was a period when live TV was just starting and getting popular and they took it seriously too. Not so much like TV now. They did Hemingway and Faulkner - and they’re all wonderful artists and it just was very creative at that time.

I read the script of [Woman Under the Influence ] 50 times. And I thought about it. And then I did it.

I loved Bette Davis when I was little and when I was big and when I got old.

Every sacred cow in the business has to do with economics.