DIANE ENGLISH

I think people have a responsibility, if they write a letter, to make sure that they saw it themselves and it's not hearsay.

In 1998, there was no social media. People were barely on the Internet. So I had no input from fans at all. Zero.

If the Vice President thinks its disgraceful for an unmarried woman to bear a child, and if he believes that a woman cannot adequately raise a child without a father, then he'd better make sure abortion remains safe and legal.

I don't think it's more important to preserve female friendship than a marriage. But I think that there's a place for female friendship that's really important in the lives of all the women I know. As I've gotten older, it's become much more important to me.

One has to develop a sense of humor to cope.

Women friends get me through the bumps in the road.

In '39, they had no problem with it. But today, there's a huge issue with a movie that has no male movie stars.

To all you mothers out there who are raising your children alone either by choice or necessity, don't let anyone tell you you're not a family.

The best stories come from real life.

I don't think there's anything wrong with feminist uplift. That's how we got credit cards in our own name.

To all you mothers out there who are raising your children alone either by choice or necessity, don't let anyone tell you you're not a family.

If the Vice President thinks its disgraceful for an unmarried woman to bear a child, and if he believes that a woman cannot adequately raise a child without a father, then he'd better make sure abortion remains safe and legal.

You have to be creative. It's the basics. You can't be Picasso unless you know how to draw a real face; then you can turn it upside down.

The best stories come from real life.

If you keep hearing the same thing over and over again from your fan base, you should pay attention to that. But that's just another bunch of loud voices in your ear. I would imagine it makes it very hard to stay in touch with your own gut. You try to think of it as just another episode, but that never works. It just isn't.

I don't think it's more important to preserve female friendship than a marriage. But I think that there's a place for female friendship that's really important in the lives of all the women I know. As I've gotten older, it's become much more important to me.

One has to develop a sense of humor to cope.

The writing of a series finale is horrible.

Women friends get me through the bumps in the road.

In 1998, there was no social media. People were barely on the Internet. So I had no input from fans at all. Zero.

I don't think there's anything wrong with feminist uplift. That's how we got credit cards in our own name.

I think people have a responsibility, if they write a letter, to make sure that they saw it themselves and it's not hearsay.

In '39, they had no problem with it. But today, there's a huge issue with a movie that has no male movie stars.