I think the first thing I did was several scenes from Romeo and Juliet.
The roles... the deep roles that I've gotten to play have turned my course. They've changed my life experience.
I had to let my ego go a long time ago.
I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.
I wanted to be Katharine Hepburn-ish - there was a bit of nobility about her.
I so believe that older women have tremendous value to their families, their community, their country, the world.
I haven't had an orthodox career, and I've wanted more than anything to have your respect. The first time I didn't feel it, but this time I feel it, and I can't deny the fact that you like me, right now, you like me!
I haven't had an orthodox career.
But there isn't any second half of myself waiting to plug in and make me whole. It's there. I'm already whole.
I really have no ulterior motive in taking on certain roles. I have no larger issue that I really want to show people. I'm an actor, that's all. I just do what I do.
There was really a snobbery from people in film - they did not want people who had come from television. It was the poor relation of show business, and especially situation comedy.
There are not a lot of places for an actor to explore what it's like to be a woman in her 60s. There aren't any films about it and there very few TV series about it.
I'm so vigorous, and I so take it for granted, because I've always been a real physical person.
I came from a real working-class show business family.
