I don't believe in simply accumulating money, but I have the luxury to say that, because I have enough for all my needs

I don't think it has to be one religious structure, one church. I think the issues of faith and redemption are much more universal than any one religion.

The idea behind doing comedies is that you go home a little happier.

I never feel more alive than when I'm on stage. On film you feel chopped up, you can be acting from the neck up, or the hand, there is a lot of close up.

The best role is always ahead.

What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that

I love the new technology in terms of giving access to doing more independent work. When I first started out, any film had to rent from Panavision and the expenses were humongous. Now, given the advances in technology, you can put out extraordinary quality filmmaking at nothing like the price it used to be.