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" At about 40, the roles started slowing down. I started getting offers to play mothers and grandmothers. "

Kathleen Turner

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" I have health. I have a wonderful support system. I have the admiration of millions of strangers, which I do not underestimate. "

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" My husband says I can do anything I put my mind to, but the truth i, the only thing I want to do is act. "

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" As I traveled from one country to another, no one knew anything about me. So I could be anybody, I could speak as I wished, act as I wished, dress as I wished. "

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" Get more women producers, writers, directors. Why should we expect men to do it for us? They can't. "

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" A woman can plan when to have her family and how to support a family. "

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