My whole thing is, I collect what I know I want to read, and I have certain bookshelves in my bedroom that contain all the books I haven't read yet.

I had three influential teachers. The first was Uta Hagen. The second two, Bobby Lewis and my late husband, Charles Kakatsakis, were both from the Actors Studio.

I loved New York. I made enough money and studied acting with Kenneth McMillan, which was my first formal training.

The thing I always thought of myself as was an actress. I never thought: I want to be. It was always: I am.

It's in my nature to feel, 'I could be this! This could be mine!'

I was born and grew up in Vandalia, Illinois, a small town of about 6,000. It was farm country, and this was the little county seat.

New York, oh my God, in my early 20s. I felt, this is home, this is really where I belong.

To make money in New York, you have to add gigs when starting out, so while I was acting quite a bit, I would do modeling.

The Bible is not religion, nor are the Vedas. The Torah is not religion, nor is the Quran, or any other scripture on earth.

Who knows if you’re alive anymore, but better yet, who knows if I’m even alive anymore?

Democracy may not be perfect, but at least I don't have to build a wall to keep my people in.

I think art, at best, holds up a mirror to humanity.

Poetry, mythology, and religion represent the world as man would like to have it, while science represents the world as he gradually comes to discover it.

The worth of a life is not determined by a single failure or a solitary success.

Young love don't know nothin' when the radio plays you sing along. When she's holding on you just can't get close enough, you swear it's sent from above. It's real,it's good, and it's young love

I was always - I was a movie nut. I lived in the movies, really.

At the upcoming Grammy Awards, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony will perform together as the first time, as man and wife. Hopefully music.

You have to let go of the past to have a better future, and you do that through love and family.