When I'd finished, everybody said they wanted me for this movie. At first I thought they meant a nudie flick since an awful lot of nudies are made in Houston.

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You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.

I don't know if I was a desirable person, not just physically but emotionally and...

I don't know if I was a desirable person, not just physically but emotionally and...

We live from day to day and get as much joy out of experiencing as...

We live from day to day and get as much joy out of experiencing as...

I was traveling in Europe with Paul and suddenly realized my passport still said I...

I was traveling in Europe with Paul and suddenly realized my passport still said I...

I like to pick my own vegetables.

I like to pick my own vegetables.

Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same.

Acting in films hasn't changed me. I feel exactly the same.

I'm one of those people who thinks you can have a happy life and still...

I'm one of those people who thinks you can have a happy life and still...

Somewhere along the line, Bob said I'd better begin taking this business seriously, because, whether...

Somewhere along the line, Bob said I'd better begin taking this business seriously, because, whether...

In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed...

In school the kids thought I was freaky because I made straight A's and daydreamed...

Anyway, I went out and bought thousands of dollars worth of mature clothes so I'd...

Anyway, I went out and bought thousands of dollars worth of mature clothes so I'd...

In Houston everyone owns guns and uses 'em - sometimes just for the hell of...

In Houston everyone owns guns and uses 'em - sometimes just for the hell of...

I suppose I learned organization from Altman.

I suppose I learned organization from Altman.

Two months later at a party, Bernard pulled me into a closet and proposed. I...

Two months later at a party, Bernard pulled me into a closet and proposed. I...

And of course, now that Bernard and I have found each other forever, we're determined...

And of course, now that Bernard and I have found each other forever, we're determined...

But most of what I've learned about acting - and a lot of what I've...

But most of what I've learned about acting - and a lot of what I've...

I'm not afraid of aging.

I'm not afraid of aging.

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show...

There's nothing that can beat the feeling of doing a movie or a TV show...

I felt little awkward about taking one boyfriend to see a film starring another boyfriend.

I felt little awkward about taking one boyfriend to see a film starring another boyfriend.

Pigs are not that dirty. And they're smart, strange little creatures. They just need love.

Pigs are not that dirty. And they're smart, strange little creatures. They just need love.

The world doesn't end just because one thing goes wrong.

The world doesn't end just because one thing goes wrong.