Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat.

I'm going to get a new hairdo and look terrific and go back to school and even if nobody notices, I'm going to be the most self-fulfilled lady on the block.

Intensity is so much more becoming in the young.

I used to be neurotic. I didn't like myself very much. But somewhere in my mid-40s, my neuroses stopped seeming so important. I developed a sense of humor.

Acting is a child's prerogative. Children are born to act. Usually, people grow up and out of it. Actors always seem to me to be people who never quite did grow out of it.

It is upsetting that many people don't seem to observe what's happening to the environment, what's happening in terms of global warming, the loss of habitats and wild things.

I'm a risk-taker. I like to test myself.

My hope for the planet is my children and grandchildren.

There can be no one best way of organizing a business.

My daughter, the one who lives nearby, is raising her children to be very much aware. We went on a nature walk on Monday; I'm learning so much from her.

I remember when I first won the Academy Award, and how much I loved it. I just wish there was an award around that you could really believe in again.

The grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.

Anyone who is going to be a writer knows enough at fifteen to write several novels.

Love can open like a flower out of even the hardest places.

Into the Volcano (Wood 2008) holds out the promise of

I had nothing to fear from my father. Except his disappointment. Which was no small thing.

Unfortunate the country that needs heroes!

I want to live my life without filters. I don't walk on egg shells. I say what I want and I'm a very free spirit.

I want to play many different characters.

I didn't know there were so many ghosts in [New] York.

Often, the things that a lot of work has gone into have been incredibly bad because they're over-worked.