For all my education, accomplishments, and so called 'wisdom'... I can't fathom my own heart.

I am often asked which of my films has come closest to my own ideal of performance, and I always answer, 'Educating Rita.'

I'm surprised that I've survived my own dysfunction, really.

My problem was that I was blond. There were no heroes with blond hair. Robert Taylor and Henry Fonda, they all had dark hair. The only one I found was Van Johnson, who wasn't too cool. He was a nice, homely American boy. So I created my own image. It worked.

I felt a tremendous sadness for men who can't deal with a woman of their own age.

Why look at other people's accomplishments when you can have your own.