“My schools were quite diverse - those who serve their country come fro...” — Marcia Gay Harden Quote

“My schools were quite diverse - those who serve their country come from every race and religion - and so the military schools I attended were a wonderful melting pot.”

“I had a science teacher in middle school who inspired me... simply because she acknowledged me and made me feel that what I had to offer was worthy.”

“The important thing is that when you correct your children, they see what they've done wrong and why you're upset.”

“The only thing that seemed to me I could do in such a way that no one else could was acting. I thought, I can be a doctor, but there's going to be someone else who is just as good or better. I can be a lawyer, which I still sometimes think I would love to be, but I think there's someone who can do it just as good or better.”

“Working on 'King Of Texas' was a life experience for me.”

“I examine other people's characteristics, so when I'm playing characters, I don't always have to make them me; I can transform into others.”

“If you've attended the Cordon Bleu, you would know that no woman is supposed to be a chef - only men.”

“I was pretty much grown-up by the time I attended school in Britain - or as grown-up as I'll ever get.”

“I attended Hamilton College in N.Y., and when I graduated, I had the mindset that I'd rather regret the things I did than the things I never tried, so I moved to New York City with the dream of becoming an actor - something I knew had slim odds.”

“I was educated in the Washington public schools and attended the University of Maryland as a day student, graduating in 1938 with a degree in chemistry. After working for the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan, for a year, I returned to the University of Maryland to take a Master's degree before going on to Yale to pursue a doctorate.”

“I take my role of being an aunt seriously and have attended every important event/milestone in all my nieces' and nephews' lives.”