Two of an actress's greatest assets are love and pain. A great actress, even a good actress, must have plenty of both in her life.

I have had twenty years of perfect companionship with a man among men. He is a rock and a protection. I have never regretted it.

I have always lived my life exactly as I wanted. I've tried to please no one but myself... but I'm entirely content. I can sit back in my old age and not regret a single moment, not wish to change a single thing. It's what I wish for you...a life with no regrets.

The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend.

A sharp knife cuts the quickest and hurts the least.

All my life, I've stayed at parties too long because I didn't know when to go.

I have loved and been in love. There's a big difference.