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

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.

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

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 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.

Every person is an island in the sea of humanity.

It was the freedom to experiment that made this experiment called Freedom possible.

It's not my fate to give up--I know it can't be.

Answer on being asked her opinion of Christ's presence in the Sacrament. 'Twas God the word that spake it, He took the Bread and brake it; And what the word did make it That I believe, and take it.

There are no real guidelines or maps in Australia as to how to write a show, whereas in Hollywood it's where the TV industry is created and there's a lot of work that goes into development.

It ain't what you do it's how you do it.

There is nothing more tragic in all the world than to know right and not to do it.

I have a whole guard room full of brawny veterans who'd enjoy a chance to drag two Eddisians out of here, particularly if you kicked a lot and they could kick you back.

I plan for the future, but the only day I really worry about is the day I'm living right now.