And nothing embittered me, which is important, because I think ethnic people and women in this society can end up being embittered because of the lack of affirmative action, you know.

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I happened to happened to land in a time, in the middle '60s, that without...

I happened to happened to land in a time, in the middle '60s, that without...

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

And it was the idea that you can do a play - like a Shakespeare...

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

Love is just love, it can never be explained.

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.

There is not enough magic in a bloodline to forge an instant, irrevocable bond.

My grandmother though, began to prepare in her own neurotic - and I think psychotic...

My grandmother though, began to prepare in her own neurotic - and I think psychotic...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

When I was in New York after I left the Army, I studied for two...

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

In the wintertime, in the snow country, citrus fruit was so rare, and if you...

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.

I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he...

I knew real show business from my father, who had been an actor since he...

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can...

I was an adopted child of my grandparents, and I don't know how I can...

You don't build a bond without being present.

You don't build a bond without being present.

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance...

You weren't going to the theater to change the world, but you had a chance...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you...

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.

So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.

Even during the rationing period, during World War II, we didn't have the anxiety that...

Even during the rationing period, during World War II, we didn't have the anxiety that...

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.

Acting is not about anything romantic, not even fantasy, although you do create fantasy.