And if I'm being honest, I don't think I have an ex-boyfriend who would have something mean to say about me.

There aren't many poster children for cool angst. Everybody thinks it's cool if you're the bad girl.

I really don't think anything I do is a mistake. It could be if I didn't learn from it.

It's calm under the waves in the blue of my oblivion.

If I respect myself and believe in what I'm doing, no one can touch me.

Rape is the most humiliating thing that can be done to you; it's the most vulnerable that you can be. But once I realized that, I became a stronger person and faced all my fears.

Nothing that you do will ever feel good if you let people convince you that you have no choice.

Everybody sees me as this sullen and insecure little thing. Those are just the sides of me that I feel it's necessary to show because no one else seems to be showing them.

The way I feel about music is that there is no right and wrong. Only true and false.

You fondle my trigger, then you blame my gun

I was screaming into the canyon at the moment of my death; the echo I created outlasted my last breath.

In many ways I wish I wasn't an actor dragging around the baggage from being one so that I could just devote my energies to encouraging people to find their true selves.

I believe, the Japanese film industry must be open.

Now, whenever you read any historical document, you always evaluate it in light of the historical context.

Spring is the only revolutionary whose revolution has succeeded.

True peace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

The way to stay inspired and motivated is by doing what you like, doing what you love.

I think cigars are just a tremendous addition to the enjoyment of life.

For us, the best time is always yesterday.

We don't need a weakened government but a strong government that would take responsibility for the rights of the individual and care for the society as a whole.

I work hard. The staff and crew see how much energy I put into this project, and it makes them step up.