My mother was a star-struck girl from a little town in Arkansas who had gone to finishing school in New York, and whose mother had given her anything she ever wanted.

I've never turned down an autograph request. I've never not taken a picture with someone.

I'm not known as a singer, but in life I like to do things that are a bit beyond my reach to keep myself from slipping.

You do a movie [where] you like the script [and] it has something to say that you care about. And there are certain people in this industry that you kind of stick with. Guys like [“The Congressman” producer] Fred Roos. They call you, and if you’re not working, that’s what you do.

I was a hangover of that era where they’d say “Take off that medal! Is that a St. Christopher medal? You’re going to lose your audience with that.”

I doubt anyone in Hollywood has had more 'dates' than me.

The midfield are like a chef, trying to prise open a stubborn oyster to get at the fleshy meat inside.