Lee Strasberg told me I had talent. Real talent. It was the first time that anyone, except my father--who had to say so--told me I was good. At anything. It was a turning point in my life. I went to bed thinking about acting. I woke up thinking about acting. It was like the roof had come off my life!

It's hard for women at my age in Hollywood, but I'm not discouraged.

I grew up with a deep belief that wherever our troops fought, they were on the side of the angels.

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

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

Almost 100 years after women secured the right to vote in 1920 through the 19th Amendment, we still do not have equal rights under the Constitution. My question for the GOP candidates: Do you support the Equal Rights Amendment?

We need women friends, women who challenge us... I have chosen not to have any more plastic surgery. Sally Field and I have kind of made a pact about that. It's really hard, especially if you're a public person. But I want to give a face to aging.