You don't ask a man, 'Do you want to be in control [of your job]?' You assume he wants control. Why would a woman be any different?.

I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all..

When they tried me out as a host on TV, I found that I just couldn't be that gregarious person. I was stranger than that..

I'd started going to acting classes at 14, played 'Medea' at 15 and really wanted to be a classical actress..

I can take any truth; just don't lie to me..

I don't like talking about myself and I don't like talking about the work..

I think, is wonderful about growing older, is appreciation for the miracle of existence, of life. I thank God every day. I also do believe that belie….

My mother never really thought I could become anything..

I like to stay home a lot. I like to do other things, too, like decorate..

It always gave me the creeps when I saw performers who desperately wanted the audience to like them. That's not what I'm about..

To have ego means to believe in your own strength. And to also be open to other people's views. It is to be open, not closed. So, yes, my ego is big,….

The moral immune system of this country has been weakened and attacked, and the AIDS virus is the perfect metaphor for it. The malignant neglect of t….

Believe in the power of your voice! Be yourself. Everyone is unique..

One thing's for sure: now when I look at Funny Girl, I think I was gorgeous. I was too beautiful to play Fanny Brice..

Marlon Brando. The finest actor who ever lived. He was my idol when I was 13. He's done enough work to last two lifetimes. Everything I do, I think: ….

I arrived in Hollywood without having my nose fixed, my teeth capped, or my name changed. That is very gratifying to me..

Why is it people who want the truth never believe it when they hear it?.

The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and healt….

My mother told me I should be a secretary, but I wanted to be an actress from when I was very young..

I must have got my detailed, obsessive streak from my father, who was an English teacher, because my mother wasn't like me at all..