3 December 2020 Ellen Barkin Gabriel Byrne is an extraordinary human being. We have two extraordinary kids and we work at it. We were always friends. He stuck by me through very hard times, and I hope he’d say the same about me.
3 December 2020 Ellen Barkin A successful marriage isn’t necessarily one that lasts until you’re dead.
3 December 2020 Ellen Barkin Skinniness is not your friend when you’re over 40. I’d like to gain a good 10 pounds, but I did always have a fat, round face that plagued me when I was young. When I started to make movies, I couldn’t look at myself.
3 December 2020 Ellen Barkin The way Hollywood portrays mothers – you’re either all good and saint-like, or you’re all bad. And I think the real honesty of motherhood is not given a voice in movies. I miss that as an audience member.
3 December 2020 Ellen Barkin Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women.
