It was just such a demeaning thing to do, being in silent movies. They'd call you up and tell you, 'Hey, jump off this building!' and they'd give you a hundred bucks, and you'd do it.

There have been periods of my career that I haven't worked for a really long time, like seven or eight months.

I thought I'd have a career playing women in the vein of Ruth Gordon, and we've seen that type almost disappear.

There are so few stories being produced that are human. I suffer with the loss of that. I feel kind of out of place, even though I've continued to work.

I was a 'learn by doing' writer - I never took any formal writing classes. So it took a long time to figure things out and find my voice.

My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent.

When you give away large sums of money, you can cause as much damage as you may do good.

Anne is very forgiving. She doesn't care about money, being rich, or clothes. We never argued about finances.