Quotes about "Time & Aging"

My favourite performances are by actresses like Bette Davis in 'All About Eve' or Gena Rowlands in pretty much anything - performances that have nothing to do with age. ”

Scorsese would talk to me about this movie 'The Heiress' with Olivia de Havilland. We were talking about this scene in it, and suddenly we were rolling. It was very intentional, and I didn't realize - because we talk old movies all the time. ”

There was a time when all that mattered was that you were in a good movie. ”

Apparently, Bette Davis and a lot of actresses had a hard time in their 30s, too. ”

I remember when I was about 18, Sean Penn made a bet with me. He had just directed his first movie, and he's like, 'By the time you're 30, I will bet you $500 that you'll be sick of acting.' I'm still waiting to collect, because I'm not. ”

I'd rather never have been married than been divorced a few times. Not that there's anything wrong with divorce, but I don't think I could do it if that was a possibility. ”

I was very depressed after breaking off my engagement with Johnny ten years ago. I was embarrassingly dramatic at the time, but you have to remember I was only 19 years old. ”

I was regarded as the school freak which further reinforced a lot of inhibitions and doubts I had about myself. I was a shy, frightened teenager for a long time. ”

For a long time, I was almost ashamed of being an actress. I felt like it was a shallow occupation. People would be watching my every move. ”

There was a time when I was 19 when I really, really, really thought I was going crazy. I was exhausted and going through a terrible depression. ”