The worst is when I talk myself into something. Sometimes you take things because you want to work with a certain actor, or you want to work with a director, even if the script or the part's not that great.

I have been a waitress, and I was a damn fine waitress too, let me tell you.

So much of my sense of who I am is tied to mothering. When they left home, I fell into a huge, empty, black hole. Your children are grown and your career has slowed down - all the stuff that took up so much attention is gone, and you're left with expansive time and space.

I like playing characters who are out there on the edge, where they can explode at any moment or fall off the precipice.

I've worked with some teachers and coaches over the years, but I didn't really study theater or technique or voice or any of that stuff extensively.

Photography was a blessing because it filled my time.

To stay interested in acting, I have to keep trying stuff I've never done before.