Ellen Burstyn

I eat healthily and exercise, and I'm not giving up and saying I'm too old - I'm just determined to keep on marching with enthusiasm and interest and curiosity. ”

I'm always learning and trying new things. When you stop learning, you start dying. ”

I've never done anything in my career that has gotten as much attention as 'House of Cards.' ”

I'm interested in the cosmos. I want to know what's out there and how connected we are. ”

It's interesting: John Calley at Warner Bros. helped me put 'Alice' together. It was very unusual back then for a studio to support an actress the way he backed and supported me. He even asked me if I wanted to direct the film, which I didn't feel prepared to at that point. ”

It's a sin to have your films not to make money. ”

I feel compassion is so important to develop in ourselves. It's one of the most important elements of being a human being. ”

My mother was very glamorous. She was very beautiful, and she had a lot of friends; she was fun and loved to drink. ”

They pulled Resurrection out of the theatres, so it was running in New York and I was nominated for the Oscar and there was no ad in the newspapers to say it was running. So it was literally killed. ”

What a lovely surprise to finally discover how unlonely being alone can be. ”