I'm a very brave person. I can go to North Vietnam, I can challenge my government, but I can't challenge the man I'm with if means I'm going to end up alone.

Trying to understand the fear I had of truly opening my heart - first, you have to be whole to do that. The fears, the voices in my mind saying, "Oh, you don't want to do that, you might get hurt, they might abandon you - "those are ghost voices from my mom and dad.

The news is not gender-neutral, but it's usually reported as though it's gender-neutral.

People think actresses find public speaking easy, and it's not easy at all; we're used to hiding behind masks.

pragmatist that I am, I always meet necessity with enthusiasm.

I was raised in the '50s. I was taught by my father that how I looked was all that mattered.

I like playing that character who brings love to people, who puts people in a place where they're apt to encounter love.