If you understood what communism was, you would hope, you would pray on your knees that we would some day become communist. . . . I, a socialist, think that we should strive toward a socialist society, all the way to communism.

You may be old, you may be in your third act, but you can still be vital and sexual and funny. Life isn't over.

My life is a stairway to heaven, not a 'decline into decrepitude.

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

If you're ever in a situation where you're not getting served or you can't get what you need, just cry.

I never would've imagined in the first part of my life that I could've stood up and said anything. The war in Vietnam changed me. I was so angry. Some of my speeches probably weren't well considered.

I never was a hippie! I went to India because so many friends like Mia Farrow and The Beatles were going there to discover truth. And so I went and trekked through India by myself, but instead of discovering truth, I wanted to join the Peace Corps.