My face has changed with the years and has enough history in it to give audiences something to work with.

I have always had the urge to open forbidden doors: with a curiosity and an obstinacy that verge on masochism.

As soon as an actress is past 40, they call her a grande dame. As long as I'm here in good health, I'm stable.

Acting for me was the gospel, the love of the spoken word.

You don't have to be a wreck. You don't have to be sick. One's aim in life should be to die in good health. Just like a candle that burns out.

I don't like the idea of separating life and work. That notion seems dated and a bit alien to me.

Many people associate stage fright with a fear of looking ridiculous, making a bad impression. For me, it's like a kind of fever.