A society that feels life is the most precious thing [jars against] a society that prefers death over theft, over loss of pride, over inconvenience, and so much else.

I get very close to people when I'm shooting them.

I've taken it from feminist friends, and I've taken it from lefty friends too. But that reassures me. If the right is attacking us and the left is attacking us, that's exactly where we want to be.

I worry that people will think that I have done what I've done just because I have access and resources. I hope people will know that I'm just as scared and lonely as anyone else!

I keep wondering if everybody on the political left had someone who they were separated at birth from.

When you worship an idol, you're substituting a thing for the ultimate.

You can't worship the image or the Crucifix itself. You have to worship God.

You probably couldn't have found much daylight between the NRA and the Disney company. They probably would've had had identical demographics for the people who really loved those companies.

Don’t be afraid of failures it takes courage to try new things & only those who try create miracles.

A life of prayer is a praise of being.

Mysteries are facts that haven't been formalized.

A mother's love, in a degree, sanctifies the most worthless offspring.

As soon as you know what you're doing, you're doing it wrong. That's what I find with acting. As soon as it becomes padded, it becomes pat.

Only love has the ability to put you in that state of bliss

Shakespeare's plays often turn on the idea of fate, as much drama does. What makes them so tragic is the gap between what his characters might like to accomplish and what fate provides them.

Many of the things which can never be, often are.

My religious background is that my mother is a Christian Dior Scientist.

Right now I'd like all my troubles to stand in front of me in a straight line, and one by one I'd give each a black eye.