I remember my oldest son, Steve, saying to me once, 'I don't ever remember seeing you with an apron on.' And I thought, that's right, honey, you did not. That was his concept of what a mother should be.

I am not a wealthy woman. I wish to hell I was, but I never had a wealthy man.

I finally felt that I came into my own when I went on the stage.

Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.

Actors today go into TV, which I don't consider has a lot to do with acting. They only think of stardom. If you photograph well, that's enough. I have a terrible time distinguishing one from another. Girls wear their hair the same, and are much too anorexic-looking.

I find that through the sad times, work is what made my continuing, not breaking down, possible. In work, I was always someone else and I subconsciously reveled in that.

I'm a total Democrat. I'm anti-Republican. And it's only fair that you know it... I'm liberal. The L word!