Politicians are always interested in people. Not that this is always a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs.
I think change is good because it teaches you that it's nothing to be frightened of.
Actually, I'm looking forward to being 50. Because to me, that's when a woman is at the pinnacle of her femininity and her womanhood.
I feel as though my life is bathed in golden sunlight. And the really wonderful thing is that I know it.
Theatre is liberating because it only works if it's truthful - that's what it requires. That's not true of film: the camera does lie.
It's what people create that makes my heart stop.
People who are exceptionally intelligent are often lonely because there are few people as intelligent as them. I have two little children, and everyone says: 'I hope they're doing well in school. I hope they're bright. ' And I think: 'Why would anyone want their children to be the brightest?' Academia is a lonely world.
My job is to find the politicians and the presidents and the pompous people who are telling other people how to live, powerful, visible creatures and. . . go at them.
I like not to be good at anything, so I keep hopping around.
I don't think having separate bathrooms is a key to a successful marriage, if you love one another.
By the age of 18, the average child has witnessed 200,000 acts of violence, including 18,000 simulated murders, on television. It is not always easy to provide clear, consistent structure for children, but providing it often helps keep children safe and helps them grow to be responsible adults.