I guess I was an early method actress. I would go to a quiet part of the sound stage with my mother. I wouldn't think of anything sad, I would just make my mind a blank. In a minute I could cry.

Intentions often melt in the face of unexpected opportunity.

Most of the people in Ghana wouldn't know me as an actress. They'd know me for my work at the U.N.

Long ago, I became more interested in the real world than in make-believe.

I'm not too proud of the movies I made as a grownup except for 'That Hagen Girl', which nobody remembers but which gave me a chance to act.

Time is money. Wasted time means wasted money means trouble.

Many people consider me an old friend.