They think actors are freaks - that we're a lot of drunks who party all the time and never work. Well, I for one work my tail off.

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

One thing I am convinced of is that the more you do, the more you can do.

The biggest misconception people have about me is that I'm in control of every situation. I'm rarely in control of any situation.

I don't think being the only child of a single parent helped. I was always a little unsteady in my self-belief. Then there was the Jewish thing. I love being Jewish, I have no problem with it at all. But it did become like a scar, with all these people saying you don't look it.

The reason you get married is to be together, not to be separated.

My life has had meaning, with the friendships full and valuable and essential to me. My children, Steve, Leslie, and Sam, are all different-all first-rate human beings with high standards-whom I completely and unequivocally adore-don't always agree with-but always admire and respect. They all have wit and a sense of humor and, thank God, I have hung on to mine.