You know, my hair is very upsetting to people, but it's upsetting on purpose. It is important to look old so that the young will not be afraid of dying. People don't like old women. We don't honor age in our society, and we certainly don't honor it in Hollywood.

Everyone's life is a train wreck. Your life happens to be a high-class train wreck.

Both my parents were actors. I was schooled to think that acting was an important social service, that it was something that human beings need.

I don't take part in texting and those other things myself, so I don't really know if people put as much thought into messaging as they used to into writing letters.

I am a greedy actor in the sense that I like the big bites. Put a big fat steak in front of me, and I will eat it.

The director's job is full of all sorts of annoyances and details - like how many cars are on the street. Ugh. I don't want it. I like my gig. And I feel that for the next 30 years or so I can keep learning more about it.

I went into the family business. To me, it was the norm and not the exception.