A poet may be a good companion, but, so far as I know, he is ever the worst of fathers.

Once upon a time I owned a watermelon.

Opinions that are well rooted should grow and change like a healthy tree.

It's amazing to be a woman because even without children of your own, you can still be an excellent mother.

With imagination, you can put something where nothing was.

Your words are very powerful and what you say matters

Those who play with fire should expect to be consumed by it.

I remember going to Europe and one makeup artist made me look pink, then she tried to correct it but turned me green! I had to learn how to do my own makeup.

The key holds the truth

I believe that everyone is the keeper of a dream – and by tuning into one another’s secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers.

It is a very dangerous thing to know one’s friends.

Filmmaking is a real craft.

When I write, I'm sort of old-fashioned in the sense that I like to write something that I feel I could just perform alone, obviously, because I do that a lot in concert.