You can teach people a lot about craft and various techniques, and you can certainly teach them to appreciate, but you cannot give them spirit or soul if it's not there.

I think, over the course of one's lifetime, there are always certain core elements that are intriguing to you, and you take different looks as you get older, but it's something you keep coming back to. I've always been interested in the relationship between vulnerability and control. That's something that's a big thing for people, whoever they are, no matter how old you are. I think at different times, you're more aware than others.

She disapproved, but part of her seemed secretly to sympathize with the sickness. It was like she thought everybody had it, and the best you could do was to cover it up, and sometimes it would just come boiling out anyway. Then you had to point at it and condemn it, even though you knew you had it too.

I think a woman who commits adultery, is not sympathetic in our culture - or in many cultures, let's face it.

I think women who are very creative and giving members of society can be respected and accepted.

I think people hold back all kinds of things. And in a way, they just want to be nice. They want to be civil.

I think if a woman is very happy with herself and at ease with her choices, it goes a long way toward making other people feel at ease with her.