I thought it might be a good move to get into a beauty contest so I tried for Miss Pennsylvania and won. I think that helped me get noticed, at least by the people of Pennsylvania.

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I did a guest appearance on The Practice and loved it.

I did a guest appearance on The Practice and loved it.

Many actresses do that kind of shoot when they are in their early 20s but...

Many actresses do that kind of shoot when they are in their early 20s but...

I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man...

I like to be bought flowers and taken out for dinner. I like a man...

I tried for modelling work but it was a bit slow and that's when I...

I tried for modelling work but it was a bit slow and that's when I...

I drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk...

I drive with my knees. Otherwise, how can I put on my lipstick and talk...

At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became...

At first it was exhilarating but when I realized it wasn't going away, it became...

You know, sometimes I feel well and vital in the world, and sometimes I just...

You know, sometimes I feel well and vital in the world, and sometimes I just...

It was not always easy because I was always an individual and found it difficult...

It was not always easy because I was always an individual and found it difficult...

I like to be treated as a lady.

I like to be treated as a lady.

Nobody took me too seriously but I was grown up even as a baby.

Nobody took me too seriously but I was grown up even as a baby.

I knew what I wanted to do even when I was a little girl.

I knew what I wanted to do even when I was a little girl.

I think we have to be not so afraid of scarcity. We have to be...

I think we have to be not so afraid of scarcity. We have to be...

I loved old black and white movies, especially the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals....

I loved old black and white movies, especially the Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers musicals....

There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few...

There are a lot of good things about being famous but there are a few...

Before I was a year old I walked and talked and I was even potty...

Before I was a year old I walked and talked and I was even potty...

When I'm with my friends' teenage children, I always say, 'Are your friends having sex...

When I'm with my friends' teenage children, I always say, 'Are your friends having sex...

I couldn't stop looking at the award when I received it. It was as if...

I couldn't stop looking at the award when I received it. It was as if...

People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so.

People don't change their behavior unless it makes a difference for them to do so.

The doctor told Phil, my then husband, that my condition was really bad news. They...

The doctor told Phil, my then husband, that my condition was really bad news. They...

I was in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories in 1980. It was only a bit part...

I was in Woody Allen's Stardust Memories in 1980. It was only a bit part...