I've had a very laughable career and what has seen me through is my sense of humor.

Aeroplane journeys give me quiet time to read and sleep; it's like being unplugged from the earth.

People always say that Californian women are obsessed with their appearance but I think you've got to take good care of yourself, for yourself.

If you don't like your wrinkles and you think Botox or surgery is going to fix it, do it and shut up. But don't keep talking about it.

I think any woman can be transformed by a beautiful dress and high heels.

Larry Hagman was my best friend for 35 years. He was the Pied Piper of life and brought joy to everyone he knew.

You make a mistake, you keep going.

I love dark chocolate, but I will have a piece just occasionally.

I don't do fad things or diets - they don't work.

Look at history; all the interesting women were deeply flawed.

We're actors, we have to do what we have to do, and you have to be really solid within yourself.

It's as interesting and as difficult to say a thing well as to paint it. There is the art of lines and colours but the art of words exists too and will never be less important.

Microsoft has laid down the foundations for next-generation computing and is the founder in terms of providing user-friendly software - thereby increasing the number of novice users.

When I do get to chow down on a book, I try to read ones that are nothing like what I'm writing. So, as I'm currently working on a space opera (of sorts) I'm mostly indulging in urban fantasy.

Well, I call myself an actor. I always wanted to be one.

One word is worth a thousand pictures. If it's the right word.

Just drive down that road, until you get blown up

When you're doing a Broadway show, you have no free time.

Gertrude Stein ... the Madame Curie of language. Because in her deep research she has crushed thousands of tons of matter to extract the radium of the word.

When you got it going, you got it going. I just keep my focus down the stretch. Thats when I want the ball. Im just not afraid to fail.

I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.