Quotes from Faye Dunaway

Work is a salvation. Work is how you connect with who you are, no matter how painful it might be.

I always think I would like to have a partner in life, and I would - if I could find the right person, I think.

All my life, I've been the kind of person who could shatter easily.

I feel like I'm a beginner in everything in life.

The minute you start believing your own success, you're on the road to ruin.

So Liam and movies are obviously big passions, and I read and write.

I mean, I was always interested in people like Lenny Bruce, people who are breaking the old rules and making new ones.

Since Star Wars, that film's success led to bigger budgets, more hardware, that the great movies like the ones I did, which were studio movies, are now independent movies. They range from half a million to several million, and a lot of those have very interesting roles.

Years are not important, my dear.

You can't be ashamed of the work you've done. You make a decision, and then you have to live with the consequences.

I was very determined. The straight-A girl. I wanted to succeed. Driven. Let's face it: very driven.

God bless McNally, it's got some fantastic stuff in it, but it's no easy task to make a movie out of.

I often say the last role I played that really touched me and where I was able to access what I really am was Bonnie, which is kind of sad when you think how early in my career that was.

You are not an extra in somebody else's film. You are the star in your own life.

My mother's passion for something more, to write a different destiny for a dirt-poor farmer's daughter, was to shape my entire life.

If you don't eat properly, it affects your energy level. You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.

Do you know what I'm working on now? My first feature as a director.

It's true, I did a lot of great movies, and I'm happy. It was what it was, and now I think all of that has fed into where I am now, and I think it has taught me a lot.

Success is a relative quotient, and fame can be ephemeral. An Oscar is something that becomes a part of your record, a tangible acknowledgement that your efforts have made a difference.

For a long time, I couldn't cry on stage. I cried very rarely as a child.

I want to play real people. Real women. I want to be where the fun is - closer to humanity.

I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.

Once you reach a certain age, you realize that men aren't as important as you once thought they were.

I'm kind of a recluse.