I was just lucky enough to grow up in a time when they actually had drama departments in schools.

When you're old, you are more certain of who you are, and that may be a good thing or a bad thing.

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.

Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance.

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

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

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