I really got the 'Rhoda' flavor from studying my stepmother, Angela, who's Italian, not Jewish. There's really so little difference between the speech patterns and family attitudes of Jews and Italians in the New York area, anyway. — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
My stepmother Angela is an Italian from New York City. I based Rhoda on her and a Jewish friend named Penny Ann Green. People often said that Rhoda seemed to be Italian. That was the Angela seeping through. — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
Cancer reminds me of a very bad but tenacious performer who, although no one wants to see, insists on doing an encore, having a… — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
I really got the 'Rhoda' flavor from studying my stepmother, Angela, who's Italian, not Jewish. There's really so little difference between the speech patterns… — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
We think it's food that matters the most, but exercise and food both matter. — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
All of us are going to die. Every single one of us. So, while you're alive, be alive. — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
I have had acupuncture regularly, and I engage in visualization, which is actually an actor's tool, visualizing myself kicking out the cancer, making up… — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
I've had very deep moments of sadness. What I do is really sob, really cry, do whatever it is, and then kind of release… — Valerie Harper Copy Share Image
