Awards are great, but they're not who you are, and pop culture isn't who you are.

In creating the Harry Potter artwork, I try to bring a certain amount of realism and believability to the characters and setting, but still add an element of wonder and the unknown.

I will be sad. I've gotten very attached to Harry and all that goes on in his world, I guess I'll just be kind of tasting every bit of it because it will be the last one.

I think kids need to be allowed to be more creative and learn more about artists these days, so I'm all about that.

I grew up as this little Catholic girl who just wanted to make beautiful things. I expressed myself with paint.

I loved to draw. I always did. I started when I was about five years old.

When I'm not working on a children's book, I'm painting abstract paintings. That's probably the most joyous thing for me as an artist. But I do love children's books.

The best way to achieve great success is to learn from wise people. Use them extensively with love, gratitude, and humility.

A person has to ignore the larger social, economic, political, and religious climate of early North American colonialism to advance the Christian nation myth.

It is vain for the coward to flee death follows close behind it is only by defying it that the brave escape.

Playing a character who's dealing not only with a superpower but having a normal relationship is easy to associate with, because I feel that everyone has been through it.

Mathematics deals exclusively with the relations of concepts to each other without consideration of their relation to experience.

I get offered a World War II movie at least once a week just because I speak German and was born there. I have always stayed away from it because I didn't want to be put into that box.

The American people want economic prosperity, high-quality goods and low prices, all of which I support.

I think people need to have fun with whatever they're doing - makeup, their clothes, music, live shows - anything you don't need to take too seriously, don't take too seriously.

I love animals because all they really want from you is love. Too bad that's even too much to ask for from some people.

A lot of political people, especially people on the left, have forgotten the importance of humor as an incredible weapon, and a vehicle through which to affect change.