I've never had a career of that kind of box office power. I've always learned the hard way

The rhythm of my career has always been very static, staccato and then silent, and then a lot of work, and then none

Mothers and daughters can stay very connected during teenage years. In the middle of your life, you can become very alone. Even though you're connected deeply to other family members, lovers, husbands, friends.

I think that my looks through the years have served me well because I was never a great beauty and I was never cast as a great beauty. My looks were not part of my transportation - certainly not in the typical leading lady role - so I never leaned on it and I never really made that a high value.

When you spend many hours a week working with the same people - I mean television operates on really amazing hours and the gift of that is the trust that you feel and the intimacy that you feel with the people who you're working with.

I get cold really quickly, but I don't care. I like weather. I never understand why people move someplace so that they can avoid weather.

I really admire people who are extraordinarily tolerant and patient.