I remember when I first won the Academy Award, and how much I loved it. I just wish there was an award around that you could really believe in again.

An activist is someone who makes an effort to see problems that are not being addressed and then makes an effort to make their voice heard. Sometimes there are so many things that it's almost impossible to make your voice heard in every area, but you can sure try.

My daughter, the one who lives nearby, is raising her children to be very much aware. We went on a nature walk on Monday I'm learning so much from her.

Acting is like sex. You should just do it and not talk about it.

Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat.

There can be no one best way of organizing a business.

Actors and writers need to come back to the theater because it's a place where you can learn. You have to pay your dues and people who haven't paid their dues in the theater, I think, have a hard time creating a whole career.

I'm a risk-taker. I like to test myself.

I was dubious about the effects of the Alexander Technique when I first went in to experience it, but I found out almost immediately that the benefits were total - both physically and mentally - and, happily, have also been long-lasting.

I was down in Washington when 9/11 happened. We were in the middle of putting together the next summer season, and all I could think of was something somehow must make sense to us. Our Town kept coming into my mind.