I Went Into The Family Business. To

I Was Raised To Be In Service To Something Larger Than Myself. A Lot Of Actors Concentrate On What They Will Get Out Of The Profession, Rather Than What They Can Offer It. The Way I See It, If You Come With Something To Offer, You Can Offer It Forever.

I Think The 20s Are A Vastly Overrated Decade. We Promise Kids That Once They Get Out Of School, Life Will Begin And Their Dreams Will Come True. But Then Comes The Struggle.

I'm Not Glamorous, I Don't Have A Look, I Don't Know Anything About Opera, I Have No Italian, And I'm Too Old.

Women Are Usually Only Interesting To Studio Executives When They Are Fecund, Between The Ages Of 15 And 30. I Decided To Get Through The Really Tough Patch, Around 50, By Just Cutting My Price And Playing Ten Years Older. I Didn't Want To Have To Wait Until I Was An Old Lady To Play One.

I'm Interested In Playing Old Ladies Because I Am Becoming One. And I Want To Become A Very Good One!