I was raised to sense what someone wanted me to be and be that kind of person. It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.
Had there not been a Mary Todd, there would not have been an Abraham Lincoln. She found him when he was a young lawyer and really a bumpkin. No one knew of him, but she recognized his brilliance.
The Oscars are really nice, but the best part is that I had the opportunity to do that kind of work.
In the 1970s and 1980s, I got to do some great work. The Oscars are really nice, but the best part is that I had the opportunity to do that kind of work.
I really like cable T.V.
Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small-framed, and I have it in my genetic history. It was almost a slam-dunk.
'Forrest Gump' is filled full of moments where your heart just cheers.
I have never been beautiful in cliche terms.
I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal.
When I was born, the doctor looked at my mother and said, 'Congratulations, you have an actor!'
I don't want to look old and worn, but what can you do? My real focus is being an actor. I care more about having the opportunity to play roles that I haven't played than I care if my neck looks like someone's bedroom curtains.
But I was losing so much bone density that I would have been in grave danger. And I mean grave danger. If I had let it go just a few more years I could have broken my hip or spine just picking up my granddaughter.
I was just lucky enough to grow up in a time when they actually had drama departments in schools.
I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts.
I grew up in a show-business family, but we were working-class show business. There was nothing glamorous about it. You had great things one day and the next day, nothing.
I've done some good work and some not-good work.
I always wanted to be a great actor.
You lose your habitual behavior, which allowed you to sort of zone out. You have to be here, you have to be now, you have to be present.
I've never had my heart broken. It's a very sad state of affairs. I think everybody should have their heart broken. I don't think it says anything good about me at all.
I wouldn't mind having my heart broken because it would mean that I had that much feeling connected to somebody. And that would be really great.
