My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what I did. And that required going to New York and studying and working in the theater.

Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work in the theater.

My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.

This house was our dream-the gardens, the study, even the swimming pool. Even though I can't see John when I wake up in the morning, I can always feel him here with me.

The other death for an actor is comparing yourself to other people: Forget someone else's path. Concentrate on your path. Otherwise, you get lost, and if you don't have joy in the work, forget it.

Hollywood -- that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting.

I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater in New York is totally dead.