My husband says I can do anything I put my mind to, but the truth i, the only thing I want to do is act.

A woman my age is not supposed to be attractive or sexually appealing. I just get kinda tired of that.

I learned years ago, I adore acting and I think it's the most alive I know how to be - almost - but I really want a good life. I've been married for 17 years - I know, they call us the last couple. I have a 13-year-old daughter. I have a lovely home life with good friends who aren't in the business... and I have no desire to cost my whole life in pursuit of the career alone.

My greatest fear when we were doing "Body Heat" was that I wouldn't be sexy. I didn't have a self-image of myself as this alluring, powerful, sexual female.

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?

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.

I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate