I've been very lucky. I wanted to be an actress, but I didn't really have the drive to sell myself. Fortunately I had a terrific agent in New York who kept me going from job to job.

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Onstage or in films, you do affect peoples' lives, and sometimes that's very gratifying. But...

Onstage or in films, you do affect peoples' lives, and sometimes that's very gratifying. But...

I feel that its our children who do give us hope because they are the...

I feel that its our children who do give us hope because they are the...

I think one of my very favorite films of all time was with Peter Sellers...

I think one of my very favorite films of all time was with Peter Sellers...

I feel a little guilty only being an actor.

I feel a little guilty only being an actor.

It was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on...

It was in high school that I first became interested in acting. We put on...

Maybe subconsciously I've kept activism separate from acting because it's important to me in a...

Maybe subconsciously I've kept activism separate from acting because it's important to me in a...

We all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a...

We all have an obligation as citizens of this earth to leave the world a...

I've kept my sanity in this business by trying out for a role and then...

I've kept my sanity in this business by trying out for a role and then...

You learn more discipline in the theatre than you do in movies or TV. You're...

You learn more discipline in the theatre than you do in movies or TV. You're...

Acting is really only part of my life. I'm addicted to it.

Acting is really only part of my life. I'm addicted to it.

I think I have a lot of crazy layers.

I think I have a lot of crazy layers.

I've always just adored music. It's my first love, really. I admire and respect people...

I've always just adored music. It's my first love, really. I admire and respect people...

Mostly, I spend my time being a mother to my two children, working in my...

Mostly, I spend my time being a mother to my two children, working in my...

Just look at my face. Its an extraordinary experience. All of my friends who are...

Just look at my face. Its an extraordinary experience. All of my friends who are...

I was raised in a time where children were still seen and not heard basically,...

I was raised in a time where children were still seen and not heard basically,...

I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women...

I try to avoid a specific image. I seek to play as many different women...

Actors are very generous.

Actors are very generous.

Whether you're on TV or on the stage, you have to work hard to stay...

Whether you're on TV or on the stage, you have to work hard to stay...

I loved doing Shakespeare. My two favorite roles, in fact, have been Viola in Twelfth...

I loved doing Shakespeare. My two favorite roles, in fact, have been Viola in Twelfth...