I never took to Hollywood.

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.

Risk is the willingness to fail.

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 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

It begins and ends with money. It's absurd in this day and age when we need so much money for education, health, for people, that a $100 million dollars can be spent on a film. It's obscene

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