“I was a bigger-than-life persona before I was anyone in my own mind.” — Raquel Welch

The whole sex-symbol thing is part of what I do as an actress. It's a kind of character I play. It's part of me, but not the whole me.

I felt like, you know, my presence in the world of cinema had a different meaning than Meryl Streep... There was an impact that was made, but it wasn't the usual.

People do stop me and talk to me about something they saw that they loved. It is very satisfying, but I have my own opinions.

Without women to nurture in this world, how do - how do men get by? How do children get by? How does society get by at all?