Occasionally, on screen, Barbara [Stanwyck] had a wary, watchful quality about her that I've noticed in other people who had bad childhoods; they tend to keep an eye on life because they don't think it can be trusted. After her mother was killed by a streetcar, she had been raised in Brooklyn by her sisters, and from things she said, I believe she had been abused as a child. She had lived an entirely different life than mine, that's for sure, which is one reason I found her so fascinating. I think her early life was one reason she had such authenticity as an actress, and as a person.

I was in the movies. I danced, I sang, I learned to work in front of a camera. It was like being in a repertory company.

A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad.

What impresses me is the young actors with terrific talent arriving on the scene. They'd have blown us all away in the old days. Guys like Brad Pitt.

Some folks believe that global warming doesn't exist and that the environment doesn't need any help. I tend not to listen to them.

Natalie's estate is handled by Global Icons, and they police the world so her picture isn't on a T-shirt or coffee cup unless we approve of it.

Rob Lowe, I've known him for a long time because I have three daughters, ya know. He's been cruising those three girls for a long time.