What makes me angry? The education of children. How in God's name can you expect to have a functioning society the way we teach our kids?

At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers

One of the things I do tell young women, if they want to pursue a career in acting, is to get good stage training. It is essential to have a good basis in stage technique. You can move into film easily, and acquire more skill and more understanding, but you can't necessarily go the other way around. For women, longevity of career will very much be on stage.

The best role is always ahead.

I don't really go to YouTube or, especially, participate in Facebook. I just really don't want to know that many people!

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 have a brother who's a psychologist. He says three-quarters of the world are born feeling that they will be affected by the world; one quarter are born knowing that they will affect the world