I'm in show business. I believe in illusion and delusions and in holding aloft the bubble of a dream of some sort because, really, there are lots of reasons to look at the chasm. But art and music, these ineffables, they're just - they're the consolations of what human beings can create and make, and delight is accessible, you know, should you care to find it.

People have to make their own decisions about their lives.

All an actor has, I think, is their heart, really,...that's the place you go for your inspiration. If my heart wasn't filled with them, where would I get stuff? What would I have to express?

The interesting thing about being a mother is that everyone wants pets, but no one but me cleans the kitty litter.

There are wonderfully talented actresses. It's a really rich field. There isn't as rich a field of material.

Acting is not about being someone different. It's finding the similarity in what is apparently different, then finding myself in there.

Pretending is not just play. Pretending is imagined possibility. Pretending, or acting, is a very valuable life skill and we do it all the time.