Neither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety.

I tell myself that God gave my children many gifts - spirit, beauty, intelligence, the capacity to make friends and to inspire respect. There was only one gift he held back - length of life.

As motherhood is the greatest and most natural God-given gift for women for posterity, it would seem that the birth and rearing of children, in the way which to us seems most ideal, would be the most satisfying and the most rewarding career for a woman.

What greater aspiration and challenge are there for a mother than the hope of raising a great son or daughter?

I told Birmingham I don't want nothing, I'm not interested in the money.

Having already had one glorious marriage, perhaps I ought to count myself lucky and stop while I'm ahead.

No, I'm happy doing this. Five sweaters and a pair of dirty pants, you can make pretty good money.

In my heart of hearts, I love theatre. It's the joy and terror of putting a play on, the creativity of it. It is infinitely harder than film and television and more tiring. Your performance is heightened in the way it isn't with film.