I really pulled back on my career when the kids were young and my husband and I made a pact never to work while the other one was.
I live in New York, and when you're older and widowed, it's a perfect place because you just don't feel lonely there, and, luckily, I like my own company, too.
When I was beginning, a young actor could go from repertory company to repertory company. I did that and loved it. I was also lucky.
Mostly, I spend my time being a mother to my two children, working in my organic garden, raising masses of sweet peas, being passionately involved in conservation, recycling and solar energy.
My family was very musical. My brother is an opera singer; my parents both sang.
I loved doing Shakespeare. My two favorite roles, in fact, have been Viola in Twelfth Night and Helena in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
