I love films that make you feel good when you come out and, in my opinion, there's not enough of them these days.

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.

The glow and energy of the healthy woman is the ultimate beauty, the only beauty that will last.

It's much more important to be interested than to be interesting.

I feel like my honesty gives people the freedom to talk about things they wouldn't otherwise.

Studios weren't banging on my door to offer me parts... And I thought, well how am I ever going to make movies that speak to my heart and to my values?

I spent a good deal of time going back over my childhood, my midlife, to try to understand who I was. We're supposed to be complete and whole, and you can't be whole if you're trying to be perfect. Doing a life review helped me get over the disease to please.