Estelle Parsons

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

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

You can't just trust to luck; you have to really listen to what that character is telling you.

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.

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.

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