Ive Been So Spoiled In The Theater,

We're Being Sold A Brand New Idea Of Patriotism. It Never Occurred To Me That Patriotism Had To Be Advertised. Patriotism Is Something You Deeply Felt. You Didn't Have To Wear It On Your Lapel Or Show It In Your Window Or On A Bumper Sticker. That Kind Of Patriotism Does Not Appeal To Me At All.

I Got To New York When I Was Eighteen. I Was Knocking Around, Trying To Be An Actor, Writer, Musician, Whatever Happened.

Farm Country -- You Know, Hay, Horses, Cattle. It's The Ideal Situation For Me. I Like The Physical Endeavors That Go With The Farm -- Cutting Hay, Cleaning Out Stalls, Or Building A Barn. You Go Do That And Then Come Back To The Writing.

I Still Haven't Gotten Over This Thing Of Walking Down The Street And Somebody Recognizing You Because You've Been In A Movie. There's This Illusion That Movie Stars Only Exist In The Movies. And To See One Live Is Like Seeing A Leopard Let Out Of The Zoo.

She Refers To Her Past As The Time Before She Was "blown Away.