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Quotes by Actress

"When people say, 'She's got everything', I've got one answer - I haven't had tomorrow."


"Every single night I'm nervous. You never know how the audience is going to react."


"My activism and sexual revolution in New York was a factor."

"I think male roles are generally much better written. So for actresses, we're always dealing with trying to inject a role with more truth than the writer possibly had in mind."

"I just have a thing for writers. Maybe it because I'm just so not a writer."

"We are taught you must blame your father, your sisters, your brothers, the school, the teachers - but never blame yourself. It's never your fault. But it's always your fault, because if you wanted to change you're the one who has got to change."

"Art is an expression of who you are. Parts that I play are my sculptures."

"Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I'm Irish. Go figure."


"I'm a true believer in karma. You get what you give, whether it's bad or good."

"My whole belief system is that our paths are drawn for us. I believe in reincarnation. I believe we're here to learn and grow. We choose how we come into this life based on what it is we have to learn. Some people have harder lessons than others."

"When it comes to boys and her weight, I think Ellenor is much more conservative than I am, and she has not had the dialogue I have had about my weight."

"I just had that conversation this morning with my doctor. I just got back from the hospital a half-hour ago, and nothing will make me happier than to replicate the DNA of my amazing husband. I'm optimistic."

"The stubbornness I had as a child has been transmitted into perseverance. I can let go but I don't give up. I don't beat myself up about negative things."

"Well, you know, I mean, she was so wonderful, and she really played the role to perfection."

"Elisha Cook was a darling, and full of the devil. A wired - up little fellow who was always busy, busy, busy."


"My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley."

"You never know when you start a project just how good it can be."


"We got more out of this as a family than we were able to give to the people."

"I approached everything, my job, my family, my romances, with intensity."

"I can set up shop anywhere. I've got my oils, I've got my yoga mat and I'm good to go. I must know good yoga classes in about 25 cities on this planet."

"Why isn't there a special name for the tops of your feet?"

"Antioxidants have a good effect on certain forms of Crohn's disease."

"Bunny boiler is now part of our language, and I'm proud of that."

"I know Mama Rose is a great role and I love having a chance to do it."

"Hiking is the best workout!... You can hike for three hours and not even realize you're working out. And, hiking alone lets me have some time to myself."
Time,

"I always believed that I could make it or I would never have spent so many years trying to get here."


"Collecting is my joy; it gives me great satisfaction."
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