There was a period of time when I was very political, when I was at the university. It was like the late '60s, early '70s and I was a dissident like everybody else I guess. Now I follow it but there's nothing that really grabs me. The most fascinating thing to me right now is China.

For me, nothing has ever taken precedence over being a mother and having a family and a home.

I've never been a sunny personality. I've never been outgoing. I'm a solitary person.

Families survive, one way or another. You have a tie, a connection that exists long after death, through many lifetimes.

To my mind the election was stolen by George Bush and we have been suffering ever since under this man's leadership.

Allow the diversity to exist. There is nothing wrong with it. Hell, we put up with the religious right-we can put up with transgendered human beings.

If I had to start over, I'd pursue photography - probably to the exclusion of acting.