There were the days when women were under contract, and they were thought of as a commodity, so they hired the best writers and a lot of them were women at the time. This was in the thirties and forties, to make product for the people who were under contract, who were their assets to the studios. But that doesn't exist anymore - and as a result, the people who are in the industry write products that interest them.

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

Never, ever, have I felt really accepted in Hollywood.

I haven't had an orthodox career.

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.

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

The people who stand on the sidelines and criticize aren't actually in the arena, spilling their blood.