My mother was someone that walked into a room and lit it up. She made friends easily and she communicated her enthusiasms with great joy. I always wanted to be more like my mother than I am. I loved and admired her very deeply.

Take your heart to work and ask the most and best of everybody.

Well my favorite is really really sharp, extra sharp, aged cheddar cheese.

Personality is immediately apparent, from birth, and I don't think it really changes.

I love acting, of course, but being with my husband and my children always brought me the greatest joy and happiness in life.

Having been let out of the barn once, I know I wouldn't be happy if I were home all the time.

I had a number of great teachers and the ones that really were the strongest influences on me were women. They were really, really smart and interesting women.