Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.

Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin.

The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.

I chose a sunflower because when darkness descends they close up to regenerate. But I really wish I'd never had the tattoo in the first place. Clean, clear skin is always better.

I'm not sad at all about turning 40.

What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.

There have been so many people who have said to me, 'You can't do that,' but I've had an innate belief that they were wrong. Be unwavering and relentless in your approach.

Sexiness is a state of mind - a comfortable state of being. It's about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments.

I am a hopeless romantic. And I won't stop till I get it right.

Beauty is not just physical. It's about what you stand for, how you live your life.

I'm not afraid of portraying anything on-screen

Do our natures dictate the choices we make, I wonder, or do we choose to live a certain way because of circumstances beyond our control?

Because knowledge does not need an academic greenhouse. It can bloom, anywhere.

The oil spill is getting bad. There is so much oil and tar now in the Gulf of Mexico, Cubans can now walk to Miami.

The heart does not go backward. Only the mind.

Jesus' philosophy in life seemed to be, "Let's confuse as many people for as long as we can". He was an enigma. I felt I could have no better role model.

Adventures make one late for supper.

Dating a new man is like holding a strawberry milkshake; first the taste, then the pleasure.

The two most radical things you can do in America are to slow down, and to talk to each other. If you do these things, you will improve your country.

I've learned more, and I understand the process a bit better now. I can try to see how long I want to take in each aspect of the filmmaking process, and then arrive at around the two-year end mark.

Presley's what I go by, why don't you change the station.