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

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

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

“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.”

“I do not admire young actresses whose foreheads cannot move.”

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

“I find the idea of today's icons being teenagers incredibly uninspiring.”

“I have a brother who's a psychologist. He says three-quarters of the world are born feeling that they will be affected by the world; one quarter are born knowing that they will affect the world.”

“I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate.”

“I know there are nights when I have power, when I could put on something and walk in somewhere, and if there is a man who doesn't look at me, it's because he's gay.”

“I often play women who are not essentially good or likable, and I often go through a stage where I hate them. Then I end up loving and defending them.”

“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.”

“I think my mission is to become the greatest human I can. I know that sounds pompous, but what else do we have?”

“I would certainly choose my jobs depending on the actions of the character. I won't do anything that has to do with child abuse or women's abuse.”

“If my ego was out of whack and I believed I could carry anything off, that would be a stupid risk. But so far there's been no reason not to try anything.”

“I'm not a New York snob.”

“I'm very old-fashioned in some ways because of my father, who thought that being a public servant was an honor. Everyone must find a capacity in which they can serve, because we all benefit from society.”

“It begins and ends with money. It's absurd in this day and age when we need so much money for education, health, for people, that a USD100 million dollars can be spent on a film. It's obscene.”

“It never occurred to me that I couldn't change things that needed changing or couldn't have what I wanted if I worked hard enough and was good enough.”

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

“The big gap between the ability of actors is confidence.”

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

“This is not about abortion or the antics. This is about pro choice versus anti-choice and government intervention in a woman's personal decisions about her life.”

“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.”

“Women are responsible for creating their own roles.”

“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.”