I've had such an odd career. I always wanted to be a great actor. I wanted to be Katharine Hepburn - ish - there was a bit of nobility about her. Instead I've always felt like the mutt standing on the sidelines, panting and saying, "Me, too! How about me?" That's just part of my personality.

My last son is leaving to go to college; my grandchildren are being born. My mother is living with me.

You can't help but feel all the human-rights issues.

I never felt safe. In high school, acting is what I did to stay sane. It wasn't about showing off; it was about revealing parts of myself that I couldn't reveal anyplace else.

The bad thing about being with an actor is that the role he's in stays with him all the time. The good thing about being with an actor - well, I can't think of any good thing.

I so believe that older women have tremendous value to their families, their community, their country, the world.

The opportunities I've had to play really complex characters - which haven't been a lot, but some - you never get over them.