I wasn't trying to be anything. I was just myself.

I was never the girl next door.

I never kept up with the fashions. I believed in wearing what I thought looked good on me.

For years I had my hair parted down the middle in a ponytail, tucked down around the sides Well, I went and cut the bangs, and I've been wearing them ever since. They say it's my trademark.

Young women say I helped them come out of their shells.

It makes me feel wonderful that people still care for me... that I have so many fans among young people, who write to me and tell me I have been an inspiration.

My favorite actress of all times is Bette Davis in Dark Victory. I have seen it six or seven times, and I still cry.

The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience.

I believe in the healing power of the arts, and whenever anyone can bring art into anyone's life, it's a special thing.

We must not rest until right livelihood is within reach of every human being upon this earth we love and cherish. We all have a role to play in achieving this goal.

I didn't have a normal background - I was completely demented from a very early age!

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty.

Ladies, first and foremost: you're on your own. No more rules neatly laid out for you to follow. You have to make up YOUR OWN rules.

I always cry at weddings, especially my own.

Women are like roads. The more curves they have, the more dangerous they are.

Flowers are the beautiful hairs of the Mother Spring! Don't pluck them!

I'm sure it's there traced along my career. I'm sure it is in most actresses' careers.