Do you know what I'm working on now? My first feature as a director.

I'm still the little southern girl from the wrong side of the tracks who really didn't feel like she belonged.

Fear is a pair of handcuffs on your soul.

You just sort of let them go for a while, but it was time to have something done to my teeth. I'm glad. It's going to be good. Tom Cruise has braces now, too. I'm right in style.

You are not an extra in somebody else's film. You are the star in your own life.

I am desperate and vulnerable. ... I am always terrified.... Beauty can sometimes be so very troublesome.

Success is a relative quotient, and fame can be ephemeral. An Oscar is something that becomes a part of your record, a tangible acknowledgement that your efforts have made a difference.

You can't take responsibility for everything. You can't have that kind of control. At some point, it's all out of our hands.

So many people are called but few serve as actors, you know what I mean?

I often say the last role I played that really touched me and where I was able to access what I really am was Bonnie, which is kind of sad when you think how early in my career that was.

Years are not important, my dear.

Dancing dismiss distress.

Motivation is soothing medicine for the soul.

Jenny sensed the energy of the cosmos. It was like a harmonious orchestra vibrating the universe into existence.' Broken Mirror by Oliver Rixon

When I entered medical physics in 1958 there were fewer than 100 in the U.S. and I could see many opportunities to apply my knowledge of nuclear physics.

In those days Mr. Sherlock Holmes was still living in Baker Street and the Bastables were looking for treasure in the Lewisham Road.

The stereotype of a leader is one who talks and peps people up and things like that, but in actuality you have to listen to your teammates.

I like to innovate. To me, if it's worth doing something, it's worth doing it well. Do something that's going to demand attention and notice.

The wise man tests before he talks. The critic but follows the fad of a cynical and apathetic age.

I'll have my double chins in privacy.