I have never been beautiful in cliche terms.

There's always been a shortage of roles for three-dimensional women, no matter what age. If you look at the statistics on women in film, be they behind the camera or in front of the camera, and it's pretty nauseous-making. It always has been.

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.

But there isn't any second half of myself waiting to plug in and make me whole. It's there. I'm already whole.

What does the Academy Award mean? I don’t think it means much of anything.

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

You try to get rid of the things that are weighing you down.