There is a certain androgyny to my appeal.

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

I eat cheese and salami and a lot of fried chicken. I eat a big bag of oatmeal-raisin cookies every night and I don't gain weight. I still look OK as long as I'm dressed.

Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women.

I studied acting for 10 years before I went for an audition. I studied with Lee Strasberg and Actors Studio teachers, and went to the High School of Performing Arts.

No more bare bodies in film scenes for me. For my children's sake, I must stop. The other kids at school keep throwing it up to my children, and they are not kind.

When I played Leonardo DiCaprio's mother, they liked that Leo had very hooded eyes and a rounded nose with a ball. They said, They look like they could be mother and son.

My first movie was 'Diner.' My second movie was 'Tender Mercies.' I did really good work.

The more powerful you become, some people especially don't like it that you're a woman. I stick up for myself.

My nickname was Skinabo - skin and bones.

My husband thinks he's compromising if we have one cook instead of three.

We can't calm waves, but we can steer the ship.

The person who have a highly evolved will they think, they build an image and they focus on that image.

Appearances, beauty, value and life have their unique mysteries and essence. I prefer that essence to be breathing with humility, honesty, compassion, respect and a timeless love.

Not only is example the best way to teach, it is the only way.

I think a lot, but I don't say much.

If it doesn't swim, run, or fly, or isn't green and grow in the ground, don't eat it.

I'll fight when needed, revel when there's an occasion, mourn when there is greif and die if my time comes...But I will not let anyone use me against my will.

To suffer because of anything you see, feel or experience here in the world of moment to moment is a mistake. It is like becoming upset over a frightening dream.

What matters is deciding in your heart to accept another person completely. When you do that, it is always the first time and the last.

Selfishness is one of the principal fruits of the corruption of human nature; and it is obvious that selfishness disposes us to over-rate our good qualities, and to overlook or extenuate our defects.