It's a whole other way of working when you work in films: You know exactly the arc of your character.

I lived an idyllic 'Huckleberry Finn' life in a tiny town. Climbing trees. Tagging after brothers. Happy. Barefoot on my pony. It was 'To Kill a Mockingbird'-esque.

You shouldn't change what you are in the search for success.

The name Sissy came because my brothers called me that.

I was always proud about being from Texas and, you know, maybe that was part of fearlessness. I love the fact that Texas is so big, but you don't feel small because of that.

You know, I don’t know what the future will bring, but I’m ready for whatever comes!

I had a dozen years to act before starting a family then found that motherhood dwarfed everything else. Once or twice a year, I take a project that appeals to me for its redeeming social value.

When I'm pushing myself, testing myself, that's when I'm happiest. That's when the rewards are greatest.

I may be ignorant but I ain't stupid!

You know, your career is just your career; your life is your life!

Texas is just so rich with characters. Women who live alone in a little house on a thousand acres with nothing but cattle and a pickup truck. And an airplane.

It is better to be than belong.

Virtue is the fount whence honor springs.

In neurotics, worm phobias are usually found as well as snake phobias.

We would do well to ponder the realization that love is the most potent source of power.

Radio... that wonderful invention by which I can reach millions of people... who fortunately can't reach me.

We put our values in the wrong things. And it leads to very disillusioned lives.

Always remember: In the end, the surviver gets to tell the story.

If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.

The ideal racecar will expire 100 yards past the finish line.

As for meetings, I think the President-elect [Donald Trump] should be given an opportunity to first form his administration and assume office. Meetings will come next.