I feel like when I was an adolescent, and felt so unworthy of love and so empty, I moved outside of myself.

Seek women mentors. If you're a businesswoman, look at the TEDx conferences. There's a lot of businesswomen that speak on there. I find them extremely inspiring.

Declare a truce and accept food as a life-giving friend.

The woman who respects the needs of her body will junk the junk food.

I left acting for 15 years, and I think it's really nice to have another life. I took too much for granted when I was younger.

When I was in my 40s was I simply produced my own movies because no one offered me anything. But certainly after 50 it's hard for a woman, which is why television is such a welcoming thing.

I like to think both - it's not either/or. It's and.