I went to Catholic school. Do as you're told; don't ask questions and you will be illuminated.

I was very lucky with 'Soap' and 'Who's the Boss,' which was great fun, and then went on 'Coach' and 'Everybody Loves Raymond.' I've been truly blessed, and the work has all been fun and a joy.

I was never ambitious to be a good actor. I just love doing it and I seem to be quite suited for it.

I had TB as a child. So I was put to doing things like drawing and reading. And I was raised in a family where manners were important. Maybe that's why I seem so refined.

I grew up hearing about the walking undead. I had a fascination with it as a child.

Many times, when a director reads a script and wants somebody who says 'Far out', then they let me do what I want with it and that's usually more interesting for an actor.

A director recommended me for the role on 'Soap.' They said, 'She plays heavy roles, murderesses and the like.' He said, 'On stage, she could be very very funny.

You are not your thoughts, and you are not the product of your thoughts.

[On reading:] It is almost the only inexhaustible pleasure.

I wept as I remembered how often you and I had tired the sun with talking and sent him down the sky.

When it comes to success. Rent is due everyday

I was shy and a hard worker, so acting was a way to focus whatever nervous energy I was experiencing onto a goal.

Love bade me welcome, but my soul drew back.

Philanthropy, like Red Cross voluntarism, is realizing the enhancing influence of cultural diversity. Inviting the full participation of all the community's resources leads to win-win situations.

Those who enjoy responsibility usually get it; those who merely like exercising authority usually lose it.

The value of a good education has never left me.

All work and no play may make Jim a dull boy, but no work and all play makes Jim all kinds of a jackass.