I feel about my dogs now, and all the dogs I had prior to this, the way I feel about children – they are that important to me. When I have lost a dog I have gone into a mourning period that lasted for months.
There are two kinds of cloning right now. One is therapeutic cloning which is for coming up with cures for life threatening, really, really awful diseases. Then there is reproductive cloning, which is to make a human being out of your DNA and a donor egg.
No candy bars unless I’ve had a low blood sugar where I’m shaky.
Lou Grant was pretty much always Lou Grant.
I don’t know how to do the other, so I won’t even consider television until the audience’s taste changes.
But I’m very happy with my life the way it has been turning out. A little time in the country, a little time with the animals and working on behalf of them.
A human being has been given an intellect to make choices, and we know there are other food sources that do not require the killing of a creature that would protest being killed.
I’ve had the fame and the joy of getting laughter – those are gifts.
The only leading man I ever had a crush on was James Garner.
I still feel as if I weren’t a good enough mother. I didn’t break any rules.
And the sculptor woman was so clever in the way she did it. She had the beret just about to leave my hand. So it’s attached to this finger and that’s what will keep it there. And I’m looking up at it, so there’s no question but that that beret is going to fly.
There’s one beneficial effect of going to Moscow. You come home waving the American flag with all your might.
When the doctor said I had diabetes, I conjured images of languishing on a chaise longue nibbling chocolates. I have no idea why I thought this.
I do watch a lot of Fox News. I like Charles Krauthammer and Bill OReilly.
Diets are for those who are thick and tired of it.
Three things have helped me successfully go through the ordeals of life – an understanding husband, a good analyst and millions of dollars.
The kinds of shows that seem to work now, the comedy shows, are those which require very little attention. They’re superficial and I like articulate comedy.
Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow.
Worrying is a necessary part of life.
I live in a kind of controlled awareness. I wouldn’t call it fear, but it’s an awareness. I know I have a responsibility to behave in a certain way. I’m able to do that.
It’s none of my business what other people think of me.