East Hampton happens to have been the first place in the world where I was a star, a real star with a star pasted above my name on the dressing-room door.

I made up my mind to be an actress when I was 4 years old.

I'm a workaholic. Before long I'm traveling on my nervous energy alone. This is incredibly exhausting.

The average housewife goes to the restaurant to relax and enjoy the food. But when Eva walks in, she becomes the center of attention.

The family that I live for only breathes the air that smells of combat.

I think that's become passe, but if you can surround yourself with a kind of monument to yourself and your family - a statement - and you can afford it, then that's a noble project.

I've always regretted that I never was able to talk openly with my parents, especially with my father. I've heard and read so many things about my family that I can no longer believe anything; every relative I question has a completely different story from the last.

I really love the TV thing because it's a little of the best of all worlds. You have a sense of a family and work with the same people over the seasons.