Through therapy and a lot of thinking and writing my memoirs, I've been able to use my life as a lesson.

So much is made of good, strong roles for women. Actually, it's really interesting playing vul­nerable people as well.

Don't give up. There are lessons to be learned even in the most horrendous pain. And you don't know that when you're young.

The challenge is not to be perfect. It’s to be whole.

If I can change, anybody can change.

We've got to establish a Socialist economic structure that will limit private profit-oriented businesses. Whether the transition is peaceful depends on the way our present governmental leaders react. We must commit our lives to this transition ...... We should be very proud of our new breed of soldier. It's not organized but it's mutiny, and they have every right.

You can do one of two things; just shut up, which is something I don't find easy, or learn an awful lot very fast, which is what I tried to do.