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.

There’s nothing like real love. Nothing.

I have one piece of advice for those of you who want to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award: Start early!

I stopped believing in Santa Claus when I was six. Mother took me to see him in a department store and he asked for my autograph.

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.

By the time I got to the Fox studio for my first major film, I knew how to hit a mark. I knew how to memorize lines. I knew how to pay attention.

Any star can be devoured by human adoration, sparkle by sparkle.