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

My childhood was influenced by the roles my father played in his movies. Whether Abraham Lincoln or Tom Joad in the Grapes of Wrath, his characters communicated certain values which I try to carry with me to this day.

In my marriages, I'd lost parts of who I was because I was trying to mold myself into what I thought a man wanted me to be.

You know, you're only as happy as your least happy child. So if your kids aren't okay, you're not good.

I would think that if you understood what sex education is, you would get down on your knees and worship a condom.

Teach girls to read and to work at something where they can bring home money - and the entire balance of power shifts.

A good many dramatic situations begin with screaming.