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" I've played some great ladies. Mame. Agnes Gooch in 'Mame,' when I started out in the '60s... it's a beautiful role. "

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" It wasn't so much that I was all alone on stage, but it was the realization of how much you need the response-you need the audience to tell you where to go. "

" It's never too late to go out and get that feeling back. "

" Acting is not hiding to me; it's revealing. We give you license to feel. 'Hey, she's crying, so it's okay if I cry, too.' That's the most important thing in the world, because when you stop feeling, that's when you're dead. "

" Television is hard work. It's all hard work. Theatre is hard work. I tell you, I have bruises from changing backstage. Those quick changes are really difficult. "

" I love being creative in all forms. "

" If you care enough, you make a difference. "

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" Shirley Valentine is a beautiful character and so well written. What Shirley speaks and thinks is so logical. "

" If you're 90 and look good in a mini-skirt, go for it. What is 'age appropriate'? Such nonsense. My mother lived to 106, so what's middle-age? Seventy is the new 50. "

" When I left the house to become an actress, my mother literally flung her body across the door and said, 'You're killing me!' It was a very strict household. That can be okay, but there was also no nourishment, either. "

" Our planet is dying. Whales will be extinct before we ever get to know them. They say these creatures are so intelligent. They may disappear from the face of the Earth before we know them, and that is a great tragedy. "

" Everybody has their thing. I think you can always do what you like. "

" When I went to school, I was in the same mode. I did the things I enjoyed, what I loved. "

" The pursuit of happiness is in our Constitution. We're all entitled to have the best we can. "

" We should be able to be ourselves. Make a political stand if you want to. "

" I just can't wait to get out there on stage. There's no anxiety at all. I love being able to take this journey with the audience, because we all have a ball with it - even if we're crying. "

" I'm an art collector, have been for years, and I paint. Needless to say, the artwork in my houses, apartment is extensive. "

" So much of life is luck. One day you make a right turn and get hit by a car. Turn left and you meet the love of your life. I think I made the correct turn. "

" I felt like I was flying without a net. But once I realized that the audience was my partner, I was flying a jet, because the people would allow me to develop the character on stage. "

" I haven't met a horse I didn't love. I love caring for them, cleaning them. I love doing my own tack and giving them treats. "

" Alan Alda is a dear friend, nothing like the cynical, bitter Hawkeye. "

" Animals are thinking, feeling creatures. They're sensitive. "

" My parents didn't want me to go into show business. They were afraid of what would happen if I didn't succeed. They wanted me to get married and have babies. I never saw marriage and family in my life. "

" I just can't remember a time when I wasn't involved with animals and wildlife. "

" I don't eat or wear animals, but I never tell people not to - that's just my view. "

" My first thought in life was wanting to be an actor. I was in ballet slippers and on pointe as soon as I could walk. I always wanted to be an actress, not a mother or housewife. "

" I have certain strong interests that fill my life as well. "

" Actors are always identified with certain parts. To some, Marlon Brando will always be the Godfather. That's just how it is, whether the character happens to be your own personal favorite role or not. You can't ever get away from it. "

" I don't think we should be deprived of the privilege of free speech. "

" M*A*S*H offered real characters and everybody identified with them because they had such soul. The humor was intelligent and it always assumed that you had an intellect. "

" Remember this about the Korean War: The men were drafted; the women volunteered. "