I grew up with the one of the most famous fathers in the world in the 1960s and '70s. He passed away in 1984, and as time went on, people didn't know him. That blew me away.

I have literally played the most interesting parts since I turned 40.

I know from growing up in the spotlight, as it were, that the most important thing is your family.

I was lucky enough to be able to grow and mature in a natural way as an actress.

For me, hour-long drama was always the thing I felt the most comfortable doing, and I've played so many dramatic roles in the theater.

I have a tendency as an actress in general to ground my characters. Even when doing outlandish characters, that's my instinct.

It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.

I want someone whose heart is big enough to hold me.

Love is a beautiful in all it's forms.Love is the light that ignites by soul.

Life is indeed a storm and while there are times you can sit and watch from the safety of a window pane there are moments you need to grit your teeth and take on the wind and the rain.

Like the waters of the river, like the motorists on the highway, and like the yellow trains streaking down the Santa Fe tracks, drama, in the shape of exceptional happenings, had never stopped there.

Memory is earth's retribution for man's sins.

An obligation to feel can freeze feelings.

Writing is hustling of another kind.

History has no record of a nation having adopted nonviolent resistance.

Adult stem cell research has produced some 67 medical miracles.

Be who you are and be that well.