The way Hollywood portrays mothers - you're either all good and saint-like, or you're all bad. And I think the real honesty of motherhood is not give…

- Ellen Barkin

I have no problem being 53. Why would I want to be 35 again? I want to discover who I am in my 50s. And if I tried too hard to look younger, it would…

- Ellen Barkin

Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women.

- Ellen Barkin

A successful marriage isn't necessarily one that lasts until you're dead.

- Ellen Barkin

Skinniness is not your friend when you're over 40. I'd like to gain a good 10 pounds, but I did always have a fat, round face that plagued me when I …

- Ellen Barkin

Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.

- Ellen Barkin

I studied acting for 10 years before I went for an audition. I studied with Lee Strasberg and Actors Studio teachers, and went to the High School of …

- Ellen Barkin

You can't go back again, even if you wanted to. But you can own your own life, mistakes and all.

- Ellen Barkin

There have been advances in the technology of beauty that I think are great. & you know what? Use it.

- Ellen Barkin