I Grew Up On Soul

I Never Really Saw My Dad As Entertained As When He Was Just Completely Blown Away By Somebody On The Television Screen Or At The Movies. I Think That's The Real Reason That I Went Into Acting.

I'm All For Anybody Having A Party Who Wants That. The Funny Thing About Me And Birthdays Or Any Kind Of Celebration Where It Brings Attention To You In That Way Is That It's Never Been Anything That I've Thoroughly Enjoyed - Even As A Little Kid.

My Dad Had Even Hired An Accompanist To Play For Me On A Piano. But He Had Never Pushed Me To Music Because I Don't Think He Wanted Me To Be Hurt As Much As He Was If It Didn't Work.

I'm A Highly, Highly, Highly Creative Human Being. I Write Music All The Time. I Write Scripts Constantly. I Run My Own Production Company. I'm Also A Very Determined Businesswoman. I've A Town To Deal With. I've Got A Lot Of Things To Do And I Don't Have Time To Be Classified As Difficult, And I Don't Have Time To Care.

I've Played A Mother Many Times, Even In Tragic Things Like, "i Dreamed Of Africa," So I Know How It Is To Lose A Child Cinematically. I Have So Much Compassion On So Many Fronts, For Women Who Have Lost Children Or Tried For Years And Couldn't Have Them.