Dr. Kissinger was surprised that I knew where Ghana was.

Delay and indecision are first weapons in the armory of moviemakers.

I don’t like to do negatives. There are always pluses to things.

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.

I've led three lives: the acting part, wife and mother - which is a career - and international relations. I'm proud of my career, the first one, and I'm proud of the other two, too.

One famous movie executive who shall remain nameless, exposed himself to me in his office. 'Mr X,' I said, 'I thought you were a producer not an exhibitor'.

I work a seventeen hour day, and I'm personally responsible for 108 staff members in the embassy.