Art And Life Are Subjective. Not Everybody's

There Are Roles I Am Never Considered For. Meryl Streep Roles, Let's Say. Why Not? I Really Wanted To Do 'ironweed,' For Example, Because The Depression Era In This Country Was One Of The Best For Multiracial People, Because Everybody Was Poor. Everybody Lived In The Tents, And Under Buildings, And Under Gratings, Together.

[on Writing To Alice Walker, Author Of The Color Purple:] I Told Her I Would Play A Venetian Blind, Dirt On The Floor, Anything.

We're Born With Success. It Is Only Others Who Point Out Our Failures, And What They Attribute To Us As Failure.

I Think The Idea That You Know Who Your Inner Self Is On A Daily Basis, Because... You Know. What's Good For You 25 Years Ago May Not Be Good For You Now. So, To Keep In Touch With That, I Think That's The First Ingredient For Success. Because If You're A Successful Human Being, Everything Else Is Gravy, I Think.

For Some Reason, All Artists Have Self-esteem Issues.