SALLY FIELD

I have never been beautiful in cliche terms.

I so believe that older women have tremendous value to their families, their community, their country, the world.

I've done some good work and some not-good work.

'Forrest Gump' is filled full of moments where your heart just cheers.

I can't deny the fact that you like me! You like me!

I always wanted to be a great actor.

If I hadn't fought back, I might have been Gidget forever.

You can't help but feel all the human-rights issues.

You lose your habitual behavior, which allowed you to sort of zone out. You have to be here, you have to be now, you have to be present.

I'm looking for a bunch of new tchotchkes that represent the new part of my life.

I really like cable T.V.

But I was losing so much bone density that I would have been in grave danger. And I mean grave danger. If I had let it go just a few more years I could have broken my hip or spine just picking up my granddaughter.

I think that's very sad, that I haven't allowed my heart to be broken. I have broken a few.

Never, ever, have I felt really accepted in Hollywood.

I grew up in a show-business family, but we were working-class show business. There was nothing glamorous about it. You had great things one day and the next day, nothing.

I came from a real working-class show business family.

I mean, the only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.

It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else's eyes.

People really don't understand what actors do.

When I was born, the doctor looked at my mother and said, 'Congratulations, you have an actor!'

I think the first thing I did was several scenes from Romeo and Juliet.

The only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.

Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small-framed, and I have it in my genetic history. It was almost a slam-dunk.

I did comedies for 10 years and I learned a great deal.

I would take plays and I would cut out all the other dialogue and make long monologues because I felt the other kids weren't taking it as seriously as I did.