I never had a driving ambition to be a star.

I was certainly typecast for a while on television because I was always being cast as the compassionate mother or whatever.

For a long time, I resisted seeing The Sound of Music, but when I finally did, I cried.

I used to love people for what they could be. I thought love was how hard you tried and how much you sacrificed and suffered. That is not love. Acceptance is.

All of us from The Waltons still love each other. I think were closer than some real families.

I used to pride myself on the fact that I kept a house running and never burdened anybody.

As an actor, one of my greatest fears is losing my memory.

I dont mean to insult television, but a lot of the time, its pretty straightforward. If you say, I love you, you mean I love you. There isnt time for anything more.

I am not one of those actresses who loves acting.

Most people think happiness is about gaining something, but it's not. It's all about getting rid of the darkness you accumulate.

There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly

Let your action manifest your thought, your belief and your passion.

You are only as deepas the ashtrays you use. You only stick around because you like the abuse.

Let me show you

The government favors the most diplomatic language. That's why any letter to them should always start with, "Dear turkeys and foul maggots..."

Well I've always wanted to sing at something called The Houston Rodeo in my hometown, so hopefully I'll get to do that one day.

Coffee: Induces wit. Good only if it comes through Havre. After a big dinner party it is taken standing up. Take it without sugar - very swank: gives the impression you have lived in the East.

most notable distinction between living and inanimate beings is that the former maintain themselves by renewal.

For me, it started as a child with one of those little wooden jigsaw maps of the U.S., wheres theres crocodiles on Florida and apples on Washington state. That was my very first map.