I'm not funny. What I am is brave.

Responsibility is the ability to respond.

I don't suppose that hard work, discipline, and a perfectionist attitude toward my work did me any harm. They are a big part of my makeup today, as any of my co-workers will tell you. And when life seemed unbearable, I learned to live in my imagination, and to step inside other people's skins- indispensable abilities for an actress.

My ideal of womanhood has always been the pioneer woman who fought and worked at her husband's side. She bore the children, kept the home fires burning; she was the hub of the family, the planner and the dreamer.

If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.

I'm not funny. What I am is brave.

Knowing what you can not do is more important than knowing what you can do. In fact, that's good taste.