But there isn't any second half of myself waiting to plug in and make me whole. It's there. I'm already whole.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

I've never had my heart broken.

There are not a lot of places for an actor to explore what it's like to be a woman in her 60s. There aren't any films about it and there very few TV series about it.

I MUST go to what desperately frightens me - the chance of failure.

To watch how lovingly your children parent their own children is to know profound achievement.

What does the Academy Award mean? I don’t think it means much of anything.

Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance.

My agent said, "You aren't good enough for movies." I said, "You're fired."

You just do the best you can with what you've got... and sometimes magic strikes.

Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis.

Death ends a life, not a relationship.

But that's the difference between people and stars. A star's light still shines even if there's no one to see it, but without someone to remember Jesse, his light will disappear.

One thought of thee puts all the pomp to flight; Priests, tapers, temples, swim before my sight.

I'm not going to name some of my colleagues who are very well-known for their television presentation, but they wouldn't know new information or how to report a story if it came up and bit them.

Great Britain would spend her last guinea to keep a navy superior to that of the United States or any other power.

Keep going don't worry about results. If you love it why does it matter?

If Dracula would be happy there, so will your wine.

Theres something about most phobias where theres a tiny, tiny corner where you think this really actually could happen.

You are as you are, an indescribable message on the air.

It hurts. I miss my kids. I miss my kids in so many ways that I can't explain.