When you're old, you are more certain of who you are, and that may be a good thing or a bad thing.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

I've never had my heart broken.

There are not a lot of places for an actor to explore what it's like to be a woman in her 60s. There aren't any films about it and there very few TV series about it.

I MUST go to what desperately frightens me - the chance of failure.

To watch how lovingly your children parent their own children is to know profound achievement.

What does the Academy Award mean? I don’t think it means much of anything.

Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance.

My agent said, "You aren't good enough for movies." I said, "You're fired."

You just do the best you can with what you've got... and sometimes magic strikes.

Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis.

Because God created the Natural - invented it out of His love and artistry - it demands our reverence.

In theology the conservative temper tends to formalism.

I think that's a hallmark of a really good story that it has readers that it speaks to more than others.

If it makes you feel better, you can tell me to screw off if you want to refuse anything, but I hope you won't because I really want to show you how to live." - Andrew Parrish

It's not the strongest or the most intelligent who survive, but those most adaptive to change. Over the past 10 years, the need for, and focus on, adaptability has accelerated.

When you make a record, you listen to it literally hundreds of times. When it's done and you can't do anything else, I never listen to my records.

The idea of God is the sole wrong for which I cannot forgive mankind.

The aged love what is practical while impetuous youth longs only for what is dazzling.

I just love leopard print.

Pause now to ask yourself the following question: 'Am I dreaming or awake, right now?' Be serious, really try to answer the question to the best of your ability and be ready to justify your answer.