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.

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.

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.

You may be a little older, or a little more neurotic, or a little more closed off. But inside, you're just the same.

...love's shadow is jealousy.

I already feel like the Girl Who Lived around here.

A hero is someone right who doesn't change.

Success produces success, just as money produces money.

I never met a librarian worth his or her salt who didn't perceive my passion for books.

I think that my biggest role models are people that have maybe struggled for a while and then finally gotten to their destination.

You must stand for free speech in the streets.

Google makes so much money that it’s now worth three times more than every U.S. airline combined.

Every need brings in what's needed. Pain bears its cure like a child.

Sometimes I wish I were less sensible.