A lot of my joy this year has been to give away awards to young people, no matter of race, creed or color, because they were a terrific violinist or a terrific dancer.

I certainly was one of the instigators in the 1960s of freedom of expression.

My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.

I had no idea that he was going to write that, but I've always believed that insecurity was what would keep you always in your innocence, no matter what the business did.

My attitude is always one of sensuality, aggressive enthusiasm and a kind of outrageousness in my expression.

I have married thriteen couples. I'm about to do a marriage next month.

Our church has been legal since late 1960s. I've been involved since 1972. I was ordained in 1975.

I made a conscious decision back then that I would rather be the best actress who ever lived than the most famous one.

When I was growing up watching Marilyn Monroe, I learned that you can be very beautiful, very glamorous and very vulnerable and not give up your soul just because you were a movie star.

My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor.

I had art as a major, along with English, French and History. I had dance, modern dance. In English I was allowed to write my own poetry, which I eventually got published.

BRAVE are the courageous souls who dare step outside the predefined yellowbrick road.

Daughter, that's life: messy, confusing, heartbreaking, but wonderful. All any of us can do is to try to be ur best, and to learn from our mistakes, as well as our victories

Being a parent wasn't just about bearing a child. It was about bearing witness to its life.

You know, there's nothing damnable about being a strong woman. The world needs strong women.

Many of our problems with anger occur when we choose between having a relationship and having a self.

First lead [in a movie] requires a different approach like trying not to give it all away in the first scene. It is a skill, a learned skill.

Prior to September 11, we thought the world beyond our shores was one world of risk and the world in our continent was another world of risk

I will avoid demonizing people who don't agree with me about this election.

I am thinking,’ he remarked quietly, ’whether I shall add to the disorder in this room, by scattering your brains about the fireplace.