You have to be talentedly insecure in order to be a good actress. And then it's the director's job to make you more miserable and get a good take.

I loved the idea of doing a love story with people over the age of 60 and a film that will hopefully give so many of the audience a chance to see themselves on the screen.

In order to get to the fruit of the tree, you have to go out on a limb.

Some people think I look like a sweet potato, I consider myself a spud with a heart of gold.

We feel the urge to tell the truth as we see it. But we should try to accomplish this without judgemental condemnations that hurt others. Again, when we remember that what we perceive in another is a reflection of ourselves, we become less judgemental. So when we freely express harsh judgement of another, we are in effect talking about those aspects of ourselves that trouble us the most.

I had a video made of my recent knee operation. The doctor said it was the best movie I ever starred in.

I'm an expert in hookers. I'm an expert in doormats. I'm an expert in victims. They were the best parts. And when I woke up--sociologically, politically, and creatively--I could no longer take those parts and look in the mirror.