Celebrity is death - celebrity - that's the worst thing that can happen to an actor.

The best thing I have is the knife from Fatal Attraction. I hung it in my kitchen. It's my way of saying, Don't mess with me.

It always amazes me to think that every house on every street is full of so many stories; so many triumphs and tragedies, and all we see are yards and driveways.

All great art comes from a sense of outrage.

It is an odd paradox that a society, which can now speak openly and unabashedly about topics that were once unspeakable, still remains largely silent when it comes to mental illness.

Acting, to me, is about the incredible adventure of examining the landscape of human heart and soul. That's basically what we do.

What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.

The mentally ill frighten and embarrass us. And so we marginalize the people who most need our acceptance. What mental health needs is more sunlight, more candor, more unashamed conversation.

When they tested Fatal Attraction, the audiences were so upset by her behavior, they literally demanded her blood.

There are a lot of big spec houses now all across Connecticut, a lot of ostentatious showing of wealth.

A huge part of real love is constant forgiveness.

Maybe if we stopped trying to achieve movie standards of greatness, we'd be happy with what we have.

It's often a matter of sitting in front of the computer and worrying. It's what writing comes down to--worrying that things aren't going to work out.

The closer you get to your past the sooner you realize it was never present

Brutality goes hand in hand with orthodoxy, be it Christian, Hindu, Muslim, Jewish, Atheistic or any other.

I first learned the concepts of non-violence in my marriage.

All beings desire pleasure, a surcease of need or want, and there is no shame in that.

I had a romantic, 'Aren't I a good girl?' take on divorce, but the truth is that was stupid.

I'm always surrounded by good-looking guys, like Zac Efron, so I have to be with someone who's not going to get jealous about any of that, or when I'm kissing somebody in a scene.

I knew those feelings of wanting to be with another brother were not dead; they were just asleep.

When you love something, you'll always come back to it. You'll always keep asking questions, and finding answers.