I've lived most of my life in Manhattan, but as close as Brooklyn is to Manhattan, there are people who live there who have been to Manhattan maybe once or twice.

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be.

When you recognize what your talents are, a happy life is developing them to the greatest extent you can.

She goes from one addiction to another. All are ways for her to not feel her feelings.

I always wanted to play Joan of Arc. I've always wanted to do that. Now I'm thinking, 'Maybe there's a story in Joan of Arc's mother!' If I don't hurry up, her grandmother!

Well my taste wasn't very good when I first started out. But later, when I began to appreciate the art of acting, I would say the actress I most admire is Vanessa Redgrave.

The interesting thing about doing a play is to find a way to make it fresh and do it as though you were doing it for the first time.

I did my famous cabbage soup diet, so I was able to do it.

To me, it's a very moral film. If my son were a teenager now, I would drag him to see it.

They pulled Resurrection out of the theatres, so it was running in New York and I was nominated for the Oscar and there was no ad in the newspapers to say it was running. So it was literally killed.

Then in came this script with another very low offer, and another drug addict and a depressing and difficult part to play. I thought, 'Why should I put myself through that for hardly any money?'

Ironic, isn't it, what religion does to people?""I guess it's more ironic what people do to religion.

Lord give us success today.

Knock. Pound on heaven’s door if you have to, but don’t give up. God hears all sincere prayers.

On a good day, my style is librarian chic. On a bad day, it's frumpy mother.

Taking risks gives me energy.

Nobody respects women more than Donald Trump.

Most people love animals, and most people love to laugh. Combining the two makes both resonate deeper.

The ultimate goal is to always break records.

The battles that count aren't the ones for gold medals. The struggles within yourself - the invisible, inevitable battles inside all of us - that's where it's at.

I do send out information about my books. Very few people buy the books that way, but I always feel that if they want to know more about the process, they can get the information from my books.