I used to believe that marriage would diminish me, reduce my options. That you had to be someone less to live with someone else when, of course, you have to be someone more.

[on Gene Hackman] When acting is done well it is an extraordinary craft, and there are some who approach it like a job. It is breathtaking and inspiring to see someone like Gene Hackman, who is absolutely unpretentious and has never gone through the imbecilities and self-aggrandizement of other actors.

[Talking about Burt Reynolds]: "I have always said Burt`s sensitivity and generosity were in great measure responsible for my Academy Award nomination for Starting Over (1979)".

People see you as an object, not as a person, and they project a set of expectations onto you. People who don`t have it think beauty is a blessing, but actually it sets you apart.

I may not be the greatest actress but I`ve become the greatest at screen orgasms. Ten seconds of heavy breathing, roll your head from side to side, simulate a slight asthma attack and die a little.

Acting has never done anything for me except encourage my vanity and provoke my arrogance.

[on Lee Marvin] He was everything I hoped and feared he would be -- as unpredictable, honest, intimidating and inflammable as I had imagined. He is unusually interesting in the way that was more interesting than peace. I thought if I got out of there merely disfigured I`d be lucky.

...Hollywood has been vulgarized, mostly by television, which vulgarizes everything.

[on Elliott Gould] He was the first person to teach me to enjoy acting. He never throws a tantrum, never gets into a snit.

On her less-than voluptous figure; "I`d LIKE to have tits."