And I want to say that my grandmother was one of the biggest inspirations in my life. She taught me how to be a real woman, to have strength and self-respect, and to never give those things away.

I take the kids to church and Sunday school. They love it. I really think it's important for a child to feel that there are things that are bigger than your life out there.

My sheets are monogrammed, so is my silverware and pretty much everything else I own. My rule is, if it's not moving -- monogram it!

We’re more than just our dresses.

It's funny that it all becomes about clothes. It's bizarre. You work your butt off and then you win an award and it's all about your dress. You can't get away from it.

I love to cook comfort food. I'll make fish and vegetables or meat and vegetables and potatoes or rice. The ritual of it is fun for me, and the creativity of it.

Confidence is everything in this business.

As an artist, I feel more strongly than ever that my job on earth is to tell the stories of the invisibles, and women have been invisible on film for a long time.

My rule is, if it's not moving-monogram it!

If you're not yelling at your kids, you're not spending enough time with them.

Every day you have to choose and cultivate your own happiness.

I don’t know how to save the world, though I do know it involves a great deal of love and kindness.

Many times we will get more ideas and better ideas in two hours of creative loafing than in eight hours at a desk.

Popeye was right about spinach: dark green, leafy vegetables are the healthiest food on the planet. As whole foods go, they offer the most nutrition per calorie.

Underlying most arguments against the free market is a lack of belief in freedom itself.

People always ask me, 'Where were you when Kennedy was shot?' Well, I don't have an alibi.

The mathematical education of the young physicist [Albert Einstein] was not very solid, which I am in a good position to evaluate since he obtained it from me in Zurich some time ago.

To say I removes a false impression of a Jovian aloofness.

I'm one of those people that really pays attention to the music in films.

Making miracles is hard work, most people give up before they happen.

Disney was kind enough, thoughtful enough and believed enough in me, as a director, to wait for me to be available.