The years after 50 can be a time of great productivity, meaningful work, pleasure, creativity, and innovation. It's a huge opportunity.

A diagnosis is burden enough without being burdened by secrecy and shame.

Many people come to reinvention when life changes around them, but people come in all different stripes. I'm oriented to change.

I probably am more shy than people realize. But I'm shy when I leave a studio and I am just myself.

My father was so good-natured and had such a happy disposition. I've always confused him with Jimmy Stewart. So, think Jimmy Stewart. That's my dad.

New Yorkers, by reputation, are fast-talking, assertive and easily annoyed; I fit right in.

My son has been known to throw a book at the television set when he called for me to come play and I was obviously busy in the box. But I'm told that children of television performers grow up thinking that all mommies or daddies work on TV and that it's no big deal.