A spirtually illumined soul lives in the world, yet is never contaminated by it.

I come here with no expectations, only to profess, now that I am at liberty to do so, that my heart is and always will be...yours.

I'm getting old, thought Eileen Calder. Old and worn out and cynical. And being cynical is a lot worse than being old or worn out.

There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance; no greater heritage than culture and no greater support than consultation.

Image is everything, and the voice or the idea or the song is hardly anything at all. Half the time the person isn't even doing the singing. I'm a bit cynical about this [music] business.

There used to be a time when the idea of heroes was important. People grew up sharing those myths and legends and ideals. Now they grow up sharing McDonalds and Disneyland.

I was working on 'Harry Potter' while I was growing up, and the attention it brought me made me feel quite isolated.

It was thinking negative thoughts or thinking positive thoughts, leaving the house prepared or leaving the house unprepared that made the difference.

I think men who can cry are strong men

I think that nobody gets mad at me anymore, no matter what I say, because I don't think I'm mean. I am interested in what's next.

Cukor is one of my favorite directors. He was a master at directing women.