Estelle Parsons

There is some sadness for me now about acting because it used to be that there was a reverence for actors.

People who call themselves actors and can't ever get work; they do need to get another profession.

Don't forget the prices are so high in theater; it isn't really where a young person can go on a date and buy two tickets and take someone out anymore.

When I do my makeup, it kind of helps me get into the character that I'm trying to portray.

If my house was on fire, I can't compromise about which part of the house I'm going to save. You save the whole house or it will all burn down. We either save this country or we do not.

Most detective story readers are an educated audience and know there are only a certain number of plots. The interest lies in what the writer does with them.