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"I want to say that probably 24 hours after I told CBS that I was stepping down at my 65th birthday, I was already regretting it. And I regretted it every day since."

"I mean I tried to transform myself through characters throughout my career."

"I often say the last role I played that really touched me and where I was able to access what I really am was Bonnie, which is kind of sad when you think how early in my career that was."

"What's lucky about my career in general is that I stumbled into what every writer most wants. Not repeating myself and doing strange things has become my trademark."

"I hadn't thought that as well as the obvious fears about money, and your future, losing your job would make you feel inadequate, and a bit useless. That it would be harder to get up in the morning then when you were rudely shocked into consciousness by the alarm. That you might miss the people you worked with, no matter how little you had in common with them. Or even that you might find yourself searching for familiar faces as you walked the high street."

"For most of my career, I've played roles that were written for other actresses."
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"I tell kids to pursue their basketball dreams, but I tell them to not let that be their only dream."

"When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly."

"I think the NBA players have to be held accountable in a reasonable way, just like any other professionals."

"I felt that a number of people might have questioned my loyalty, but I continue to be a patriotic American."

"I try to do the right thing at the right time. They may just be little things, but usually they make the difference between winning and losing."

"I would suggest that teachers show their students concrete examples of the negative effects of the actions that gangsta rappers glorify."

"As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people."
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