My Thing In High School Was Being

For A Long Time, Way Back In The ’30s And ’40s, There Were Fabulous Female Roles. Bette Davis And All Those People Had Incredible, Great Roles. After World War Ii, Something Happened Where It Was Not Only "get Out Of The Factories," But "get Out Of The Movies." That's When Women's Roles Started To Really [change].

I Remember Very Distinctly Being So Tall I Didn't Fit Sleeves, So I Ended Up Modeling Lingerie And Bathing Suits, Sleeveless Stuff, Basically. I Didn't Have A Good Body, But I Believed I Knew How To Stand Or Pose To Mask It.

So Many Other Countries Have Had Female Leaders, In Fact The U.s. Ranks 61st In Female Representation In Government And I Think It Is Startling And Sign Of A Change That Needs To Be Made.

After A Couple Of Rehearsals And A Couple Of Takes, Sydney Pollack Says, "come Here. Why Are You Not Nervous?" And I [say], "do You Think It Would Be Better If I Was Nervous?" And He Says, "no, It's Just I Can't Understand It - How You Would Be First Time On A Set, You're Acting, When He Flubs His Line You Make Up A New Line. It's Very Interesting." It's Not That I Think I'm Great; That's What I Knew I Wanted To Do.

I Used To Be Very Unathletic. I Was Always So Gangly And Self-conscious About My Height. I Had Convinced Myself I Was Uncoordinated. And As A Result, I Didn't Want To Try Stuff.