I got an agent and went up for the part of my first film, Five Gates to Hell.

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Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work...

Film actors reach a certain level, but they don't get beyond it unless they work...

They said this is Vanity Fair, and I said, Oh, I already take the magazine....

They said this is Vanity Fair, and I said, Oh, I already take the magazine....

I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater...

I moved to LA and decided to do films and television, mainly because the theater...

There's no place to act in Kansas. You're supressed.

There's no place to act in Kansas. You're supressed.

I just let the character speak to me and things appear.

I just let the character speak to me and things appear.

My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what...

My goal was not to be famous or rich but to be good at what...

Men are allowed to get older and women are not.

Men are allowed to get older and women are not.

When you're a woman in your 40s, it's not the best time to do films,...

When you're a woman in your 40s, it's not the best time to do films,...

The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends.

The only people you can really share certain things with in secret are your girlfriends.

My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.

My acting career helped pull me through the rough times.

It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor.

It's no accident that Tony Hopkins is a wonderful film actor.

There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are...

There are things that you cannot talk to your mother and father about, there are...

There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist.

There's a great difference between being popular and being an artist.

This house was our dream-the gardens, the study, even the swimming pool. Even though I...

This house was our dream-the gardens, the study, even the swimming pool. Even though I...

Hollywood - that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting.

Hollywood - that's where they give Academy Awards to Charlton Heston for acting.

The thing that separates a so-so director and a great director is a love and...

The thing that separates a so-so director and a great director is a love and...

I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human.

I'm writing a book and working on my one-woman show, Learning To Be Human.

I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.

I did the occasional odd film, like Endless Love.

I took individual photographs of Annie Liebovitz, I kept taking her picture.

I took individual photographs of Annie Liebovitz, I kept taking her picture.