It takes as much discipline to be a mother and a wife as it does to do anything else.

I think people are sexy when they have a sense of humor, when they are smart, when they have some sense of style, when they are kind, when they express their own opinions, when they are creative, when they have character.

If you have to fight a crowd of boys, it's best to go for the biggest one. That way you won't have to fight them all. The others will see that you mean business and you will win their respect.

That said, I've never thought the fact that I'm a woman was important to my work.

I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age.

My intellect has always been more responsible than my emotions for how I respond to the world.

And I really wanted a driver's license. I was 43, had my learner's permit and had failed the test once already - but that was in Riverhead, on Long Island.