It's getting better but men still earn more and there are more jobs for them. Ageism is a big thing. Parts for women disappear as you get older.

It seems that when you get to a certain age you almost give yourself permission to misbehave and say what you think. People allow it, with very old people.

I don't know if you can change things, but it's a drop in the ocean.

I keep seeing myself in my daughter, and I see my mother in me and in her. Bloody hell.

Debate is so much better than denial.

There were people asking 'Can women be funny?' People still ask that. It's like asking: 'Can women breathe in and out?'

Being a mother adds another emotional dimension, a feel for children that I didn't have before I had one. They were a pain before.

I can understand why people get annoyed at being remembered for one thing, but a lot of actors aren't remembered for anything. I don't mind that.

When I think of the future, I think of doing my washing so I've something to wear tomorrow.

I couldn't watch Tom and Jerry. The cruelty was too much. I had all these strange images, of tiny animals, all mixed up.

I didn't come into the business to get awards or titles.

Never live a day without saying ‘Thank you’ to God.

Her figure is harder to ignore than a ringing telephone.

We must keep both our femininity and our strength.

To accomplish great things we must first dream, then visualize, then plan.

I'm not perfect. But I am trying every day to concentrate on being better.

If the Union was formed by accession of States then the Union may be dissolved by the secession of States.

Life isn't one thing after another, it's the same thing over and over.

It's really fun to create something that touches the world.

I get such lovely gifts from fans... amazing pictures, handmade jewellery. I'm very lucky!

When you're a fifty-year-old woman, no one really bothers to look at you anymore, much less value your opinion. It's hard on the old ego. But damn, it does make it easy to get away with a lot.