Crimes of Passion, which is one of the best films I've done, will live strongly in my resume, even though it didn't do well.

Being a sex symbol has to do with an attitude, not looks. Most men think it's looks, most women know otherwise.

At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers.

You shouldn't get to live in society and give nothing back. People complain about their taxes, yet they do nothing for the community. That makes me furious.

A woman my age is not supposed to be attractive or sexually appealing. I just get kinda tired of that.

What we need is more women writers, writing for older women. There are some actresses who have production companies and create their own material, and I truly admire that.

I don't believe in simply accumulating money, but I have the luxury to say that, because I have enough for all my needs.

The big gap between the ability of actors is confidence.

A woman can plan when to have her family and how to support a family.

I rent houses in LA when I'm filming. I find the isolation there terrifying. There's nowhere to go, there's nowhere to be with people. I'm not a beach bunny.

Women are responsible for creating their own roles.

What makes me angry? The education of children. How in God's name can you expect to have a functioning society the way we teach our kids?

The older I get, the less I suffer fools gladly.

My husband says I can do anything I put my mind to, but the truth i, the only thing I want to do is act.

My father was a diplomatic officer. As a diplomat's daughter, you have to learn to present yourself very early on.