During three decades, along all the highways of my youth, Frank had always been there for me.

The civil rights movement wasn't easy for anybody.

I believed in Bobby Kennedy. Campaigning for him was an attempt to give back something to this country that has given me so much.

I had more clothes than I had closets, more cars than garage space, but no money.

It's just as hard... staying happily married as it is doing movies.

I will never forget experiencing Venice for the first time. It feels like you are transported to another time - the art, music, food and pure romance in the air is like no other place.

Albert Camus, a great humanist and existentialist voice, pointed out that to commit to a just cause with no hope of success is absurd. But then, he also noted that not committing to a just cause is equally absurd. But only one choice offers the possibility for dignity. And dignity matters. Dignity matters.

Michael and I had great role models. Though his father has passed away, his parents had an amazingly strong marriage, as do mine. Both weathered really tough times. For us it has been normal to stay together through difficulties. We grew up witnessing that firsthand.