A critic is someone who never actually goes to the battle, yet who afterwards comes out shooting the wounded.
I'm interested in playing old ladies because I am becoming one. And I want to become a very good one!
I'm sorry I didn't wear paint this morning. I tend not to wear it unless I'm getting highly paid.
Love is as strict as acting. If you want to love somebody, stand there and do it. If you don't, don't. There are no other choices.
You know, my hair is very upsetting to people, but it's upsetting on purpose. It is important to look old so that the young will not be afraid of dying. People don't like old women. We don't honor age in our society, and we certainly don't honor it in Hollywood.
Tyne managed to knock out her two front teeth on a see-saw when she was 17 years old.
In addition to her work on television, Tyne has appeared in several movies including Movers & Shakers, The Aviator and The Enforcer.
Tyne was arrested January 14, 1991 for driving whilst under the influence of alcohol.
Tyne auditioned for the role of the young gypsy in the 1959 play Gypsy but was unsuccessful. However, in 1989 Tyne was finally able to appear in the play after she landed the role of Rose in the 30th anniversary tour of the play.
Over the years, Tyne has been nominated for 16 Emmy awards. She has won six in total; one for Judging Amy (2003), one for Christy (1996) and four for her work in Cagney and Lacey (1983, 1984, 1985 & 1988).
Tyne received a Tony award in the category 'Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play' for her role in David Lindsay-Abaire's Rabbit Hole. She starred in this play with Sex and the City's Cynthia Nixon and Jack & Bobby's John Slattery.