But One Of The Hardest Things For

I Have No Problem Being 53. Why Would I Want To Be 35 Again? I Want To Discover Who I Am In My 50s. And If I Tried Too Hard To Look Younger, It Would Seem That I Was Uncomfortable With Who I Am, Wouldn't It?

I Guess If You're Lucky Enough Not To Have To Pay Your Rent, Then You Or I Take Much More Seriously The Kind Of Work That I Do, What It Takes For Me To Leave Two Teenagers Of My Own And Six Stepchildren And A Husband And Four Grandchildren.

The Way Hollywood Portrays Mothers - You're Either All Good And Saint-like, Or You're All Bad. And I Think The Real Honesty Of Motherhood Is Not Given A Voice In Movies. I Miss That As An Audience Member.

I Remember My First Friend Who Got Sick. It Was 1981, And The Disease Was Called The Gay Cancer. I Don't Think The Word 'aids' Came Out Until '84. I Just Remember It Being Terrifying As More People Got Sick. We Didn't Know How You Could Catch It, You Heard All Kinds Of Crazy Things.

It Is Clear I Was Never The Pretty Girl. I Had My Two Front Teeth Knocked Out When I Was 10 And Didn't Fix Them Until I Was 19. I Have A Crooked Smile And A Nose That Looks Like It's Been Broken 12 Times But Never Has Been. My Nose Was Always Red, So People Called Me Rudolph. My Whole Face Is Off-center.