Andie MacDowell

I'm an artist, but, as I get older, I really want to do philanthropic work and help people. ”

North Carolina has been so great because nobody asks me about work. ”

I play games on-set at work. Sometimes I can't remember people's names, so I start throwing out clues. Like if I can't think of George Clooney, I'll say, 'You know, drop-dead gorgeous, was on a big TV show... ' Until someone says his name, I can't finish my story! ”

Who's to say I can't find some great work when I'm 55 or 65? ”

I like to work out every day. I run, walk, do machines. I'm not neurotic about food. My rule is, don't let yourself get over a certain weight. If you gain 5lb, stop before it gets worse. ”

When the children were little, I'd fly into L.A. for a specific work project, but then I'd leave again, and when I was home, I wouldn't even read a script. ”

Sometimes I get intimidated by people, intellectuals, because I don't have a great education. The only thing I feel helps me compete with all these people, people with degrees from Harvard, that you're thrown in with and have to work with, is that I'm grounded. ”

It's interesting now; with social media, you are actually interacting with fans. ”

You know what may be the oddest thing about being a star? Stars have an effect on people. It's a responsibility, and it's frightening. ”

I'm sorry, but in my generation and where I came from, only sailors got tattoos. Not ladies. ”